M3.3 earthquake 4 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma on Sun, May 8, 2016, 4:19 PM CDT (21:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

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

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005fxe. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.