Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 1:19 AM CDT (06:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 7 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-10-26 06:19:03 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.331° N, 97.519° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
27°
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. 3.27 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.64 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.43 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 41
  7. 1.88 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.57 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.84 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3613 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.37 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 7
  12. 2.24 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3613 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.44 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 11
  15. 1.84 km SSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3613 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.42 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.41 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.02 km WSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  21. 4.47 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3,256
  22. 2.65 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.76 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.10 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.86 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3611 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.66 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.86 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 14
  28. 2.95 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.72 km NW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.74 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.67 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 3.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  34. 2.51 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.27 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.57 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3610 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.66 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3610 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.96 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3610 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.05 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.66 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.62 km N of Isabella, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 3.33 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 11
  43. 3.36 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 18
  44. 2.98 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.62 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  46. 3.47 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 41
  47. 2.57 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 3.09 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 39
  49. 5.03 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11,428
  50. 2.51 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.02 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 469
  52. 2.62 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 107
  53. 2.76 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3606 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 3.01 km ENE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 31
  55. 1.76 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3606 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.52 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 6
  57. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 3.314 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 12
  59. 2.514 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3604 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.22 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3604 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007gst. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.