Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Wed, May 11, 2016, 7:36 AM CDT (12:36 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-11 12:36:45 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.701° N, 97.677° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
50°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.57 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.54 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.59 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.75 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.45 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3761 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.65 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3760 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 22
  14. 3.27 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.77 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.55 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3759 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.55 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.12 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.9Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.913 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.55 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3756 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.84 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3756 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.23 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3756 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.64 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.67 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.17 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.110 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.57 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.77 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.67 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 3.27 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.57 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.57 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.77 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3755 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.79 km E of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.87 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.37 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.82 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.5Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.84 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3753 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.47 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.07 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.15 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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