Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km NNE of Lamont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Lamont, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 16, 2016, 4:32 PM CST (22:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-16 22:32:25 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.739° N, 97.529° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
55

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. 2.97 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.16 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3852 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.87 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.96 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3851 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.96 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3851 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.95 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.53 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.43 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 12
  10. 1.75 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3850 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.75 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.917 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.95 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.86 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.69 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
  21. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.01 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  24. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3847 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  28. 1.88 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.52 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050ni. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.