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, May 25, 2016, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km E of Lambert, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-25 08:42:55 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.331° N, 97.512° 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, 0.9 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. 1.57 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.77 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.79 km E of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.12 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.87 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.37 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.02 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.5Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.47 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.07 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.15 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.55 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.67 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.07 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.27 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.75 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.71 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.710 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.12 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.02 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.77 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.95 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.86 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 3.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 14
  32. 2.65 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.65 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 3.24 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.75 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.66 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  38. 3.37 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.64 km NE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.62 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.77 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3746 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.72 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.74 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.512 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 3.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.0Kansas · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.57 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.47 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  53. 2.95 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.94 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.54 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 3.38 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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