Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma on Sat, May 14, 2016, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-15 00:27:14 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.342° N, 97.600° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
47°
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. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.58 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.611 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.57 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.59 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.25 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.75 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.94 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.31 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 29
  17. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  18. 3.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 22
  19. 3.27 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.77 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.55 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.24 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 18
  28. 2.12 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.42 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.9Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.913 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  37. 3.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.84 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3756 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.64 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3756 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.67 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3756 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.17 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3756 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.110 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3756 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3756 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.57 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.77 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.67 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 3.27 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.57 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.57 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.77 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.79 km E of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 3.12 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.87 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.37 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 3.02 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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