Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma on Sat, Feb 27, 2016, 10:57 AM CST (16:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-27 16:57:02 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.294° N, 97.541° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.63 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.6Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.69 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.15 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.0Kansas · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.810 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.91 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  31. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 3.01 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.55 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.111 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.95 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.59 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  43. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 726
  44. 2.93 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 31
  46. 2.62 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.85 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 11
  50. 1.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.85 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.64 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.84 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 12
  60. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004t66. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.