Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma on Fri, May 27, 2016, 11:59 PM CDT (04:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-05-28 04:59:30 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.182° N, 96.969° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 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 1.3 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.45 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.62 km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.33 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.77 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 11
  21. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.59 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.25 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.94 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.31 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 29
  32. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  33. 3.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 22
  34. 3.27 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.77 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.55 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 3.24 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 18
  43. 2.42 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.9Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.913 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  50. 3.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.12 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  55. 3.02 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.47 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  57. 3.07 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.71 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.61 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005yqk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.