Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 16, 2016, 5:51 AM CDT (10:51 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 3 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-16 10:51:53 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.342° N, 96.539° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km SSE of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.52 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.51 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.91 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  6. 3.21 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.80 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.86 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  9. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 18
  10. 2.07 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.1Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 14
  17. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 12
  18. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.86 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.710 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.94 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.510 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.57 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  29. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 115
  30. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  31. 3.0Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.65 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.512 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
  35. 3.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 10
  36. 2.7Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.86 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.57 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  39. 2.41 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.98 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  42. 5.03 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 11,428
  43. 2.51 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.02 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 469
  45. 2.62 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 107
  46. 3.01 km ENE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 31
  47. 2.52 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
  48. 2.22 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.72 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.38 km WSW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 3.13 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3610 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 11
  52. 3.3Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
  53. 2.51 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.63 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  55. 3.33 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  56. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
  58. 2.66 km N of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.95 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 61
  4. 2.66 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.60 km E of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.211 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  11. 3.1Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 9
  12. 3.51 km WSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1,327
  13. 2.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 14
  15. 2.65 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.83 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.64 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.76 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3677 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.16 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3677 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 19

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006q37. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.