Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma on Wed, Jul 6, 2016, 1:58 AM CDT (06:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km W of Kendrick, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-06 06:58:05 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.330° N, 97.509° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
40°
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. 2.57 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.66 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.57 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.72 km W of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.53 km WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.61 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3708 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.68 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3708 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 30
  13. 2.813 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3708 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.6Oklahoma · 3707 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.85 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3705 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.39 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3705 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.58 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3704 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.89 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3703 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3703 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.75 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.37 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.43 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3701 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.66 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.26 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.88 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 3.34 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  34. 3.04 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.01 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 10
  37. 1.96 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3698 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.05 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3696 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.76 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3696 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.06 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3696 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.56 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.85 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3696 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 3.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 3.67 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  46. 3.9Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 207
  47. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 6
  48. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  49. 3.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 84
  50. 2.93 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.51 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.75 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.611 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3695 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.56 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  55. 2.56 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 3.63 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 29
  57. 3.114 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.36 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.610 km ENE of Bison, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 3.13 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000616z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.