Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 1:19 AM CST (07:19 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-17 07:19:21 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.770° N, 97.661° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 7.7 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. 1.75 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.917 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.95 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.86 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.69 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.918 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.116 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.01 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3847 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.718 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  21. 1.88 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  36. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.52 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.75 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050tb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.