Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma on Sat, May 7, 2016, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km E of Cashion, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-07 23:02:19 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.268° N, 97.575° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
0

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. 2.87 km E of Cashion, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.37 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.27 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.97 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.17 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.03 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.13 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3775 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.66 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.08 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3774 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.93 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.211 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.97 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.69 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.34 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.61 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.84 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.512 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 3.06 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.87 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.45 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  46. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.62 km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 3.33 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.74 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.77 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 11
  59. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2

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