Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 25, 2016, 3:22 PM CST (21:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-25 21:22:04 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.822° N, 97.775° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 3.9 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. 1.65 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 3854 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.418 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.118 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3854 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.68 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3854 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3853 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.618 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.922 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.97 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.56 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.76 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.76 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.26 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.36 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.56 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.616 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.86 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.66 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.78 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.97 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.16 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3852 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.87 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 14
  35. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.96 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3851 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.96 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3851 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.014 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.95 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.53 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.43 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.75 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3850 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.75 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.917 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.95 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.0Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.86 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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