Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 7, 2016, 7:39 PM CST (01:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-08 01:39:45 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.695° N, 98.266° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
106°
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. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.8Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.52 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.75 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3842 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.5Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.65 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.72 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.66 km S of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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