Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma on Fri, May 27, 2016, 3:02 AM CDT (08:02 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-27 08:02:02 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.980° N, 97.544° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.45 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.62 km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.33 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 11
  18. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.58 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.59 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.25 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.94 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.31 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 29
  32. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  33. 3.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 22
  34. 3.27 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.77 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.55 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 2.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 3.24 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 18
  43. 2.42 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.9Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.913 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  51. 3.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.12 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  56. 3.02 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.47 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  58. 3.07 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.71 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005yft. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.