Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 12, 2016, 10:12 PM CDT (03:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-08-13 03:12:01 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.190° N, 96.974° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
47

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. 1.512 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.86 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.76 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.76 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.411 km WNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.310 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.08 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.66 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.410 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.60 km E of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.84 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 9
  21. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.94 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 18
  24. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.814 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  29. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.66 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.69 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 61
  33. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.95 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  35. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.78 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.59 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.910 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.015 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.213 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 3.05 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.813 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.63 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006dia. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.