Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 5, 2016, 2:12 AM CDT (07:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-05 07:12:40 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.622° N, 98.216° 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, 7.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
76°
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. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.61 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.08 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.812 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.58 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.811 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.07 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.55 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.011 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3796 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.211 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.72 km NNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.43 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3796 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.47 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3795 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 3.01 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.61 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.99 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 3.713 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.6Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.05 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.612 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  33. 2.75 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.07 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3793 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.56 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3793 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3793 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.62 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3792 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 3.313 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.712 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.613 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.817 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  43. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.92 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3792 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.310 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.57 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.61 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 3791 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.94 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3790 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.64 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3790 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.78 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3790 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.64 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3790 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 3790 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3789 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 3.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.65 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005fj5. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.