Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma on Thu, May 19, 2016, 10:55 AM CDT (15:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-05-19 15:55:35 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.953° N, 97.393° 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.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
47°
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

The first 60 of 189.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ig1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.