Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 15, 2016, 10:20 PM CST (04:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-02-16 04:20:07 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.721° N, 97.165° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.54 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.44 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 14
  4. 3.05 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.85 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.55 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 9
  7. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 29
  8. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.53 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.65 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 3.07 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.75 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.25 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  17. 3.05 km SE of Garber, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.8Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.54 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.27 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.13 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 8
  23. 3.04 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  24. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 58
  25. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 31
  26. 3.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 222
  27. 2.85 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.76 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 253
  29. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 10
  30. 2.65 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 8
  32. 2.95 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 7
  33. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 32
  34. 3.0Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  35. 2.47 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 9
  37. 2.64 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.45 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 28
  41. 2.710 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.711 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.13 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  44. 3.012 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 10
  45. 2.412 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 3.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 95
  47. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.64 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 41
  50. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.53 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  52. 3.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 8
  53. 3.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 17
  54. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.46 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.68 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.64 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 3.01 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 48

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.57 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.3Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.95 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.57 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.84 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.6Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.79 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.54 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 27
  10. 2.54 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050hh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.