Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 3 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 9, 2016, 1:08 AM CST (07:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-03-09 07:08:01 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.540° N, 97.309° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
57°
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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.13 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  8. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.35 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  24. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  25. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.6Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 7
  31. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  32. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 726
  45. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 31
  46. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.85 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 11
  48. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  52. 2.84 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 12
  54. 2.85 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  55. 2.75 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.85 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 3.07 km NNE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 3.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 19
  60. 3.33 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.09 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.42 km NNE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.78 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.03 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.63 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.86 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.45 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 8
  15. 2.46 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.86 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.54 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.78 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.94 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004w8g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.