Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Thu, Jul 21, 2016, 7:19 AM CDT (12:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-21 12:19:52 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.701° N, 97.679° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
49°
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. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 35
  2. 1.78 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.94 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 31
  4. 2.74 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 37
  6. 2.55 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.04 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.24 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 64
  10. 2.73 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.94 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.911 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.94 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.04 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.58 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.911 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.911 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.97 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3669 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 10
  23. 3.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 25
  24. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 12
  25. 2.811 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
  26. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.87 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7
  28. 2.39 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  29. 1.915 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.916 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.714 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  32. 1.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.66 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3669 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.76 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.811 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 26
  37. 1.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.76 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 3.19 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.57 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.09 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.810 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.47 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.83 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 6
  49. 2.911 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  50. 3.96 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 75
  51. 3.74 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 3.56 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  53. 2.86 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.74 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.76 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.65 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.76 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 8
  58. 3.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 27
  59. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.78 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006gdg. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.