Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-19 21:07:16 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.817° N, 97.693° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
42°
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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.08 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.76 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.41 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.93 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.89 km SSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.20 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.17 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.32 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.65 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.75 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.56 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.59 km ESE of Bluff City, KS · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.79 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.95 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.15 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.7Kansas · 3618 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.97 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3618 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.116 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.56 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.75 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.04 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.9Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.29 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 3.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.414 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.43 km SW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.310 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 3.16 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 3.27 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.64 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 3.43 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 41
  56. 1.88 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.8Kansas · 3614 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.84 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 3.37 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.6Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.18 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.18 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.68 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.25 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.65 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.211 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.014 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.15 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007fgk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.