Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km S of Cole, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km S of Cole, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 31, 2016, 12:26 PM CDT (17:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km E of Luther, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-07-31 17:26:30 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.075° N, 97.572° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
19
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

19 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  3. 2.48 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 84
  5. 3.51 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.56 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.33 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 13
  8. 4.02 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 517
  9. 2.83 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.62 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.42 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.53 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.83 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.78 km WSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.73 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.61 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3679 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.21 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3677 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3677 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.44 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 17
  20. 2.81 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.83 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.65 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 14
  25. 2.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.51 km WSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1,327
  27. 3.211 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.57 km NNE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 8
  29. 2.46 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 18
  33. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.97 km NE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 11
  35. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 61
  36. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.95 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.67 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.65 km SSE of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.52 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.51 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.91 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
  43. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  44. 3.21 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 18
  45. 2.80 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.1Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.61 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.67 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 9
  8. 2.60 km ENE of Cimarron City, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.17 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.84 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.43 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 11
  12. 2.03 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.72 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.77 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.83 km NNE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 33
  16. 2.53 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.73 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.43 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.14 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000690r. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.