Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 12, 2016, 12:45 AM CDT (05:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-12 05:45:58 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.491° N, 96.979° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Meeker.

From the USGS event page for us100062u5. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.03 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.43 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 11
  4. 2.70 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.84 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.17 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.60 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.76 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.57 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.34 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  11. 3.210 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.58 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.54 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.60 km ENE of Cimarron City, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 9
  16. 2.99 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.53 km WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  18. 3.69 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.67 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  23. 3.03 km WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.6Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.54 km WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.01 km NE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.72 km W of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.53 km WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.61 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 3.68 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 30
  33. 2.6Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.13 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 19
  36. 2.58 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.75 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.37 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.88 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 3.04 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3708 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 10
  45. 2.48 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3707 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3707 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.67 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  48. 3.9Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 207
  49. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
  50. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  51. 3.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 84
  52. 3.51 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.56 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3705 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.56 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3705 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.36 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3703 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.33 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 13
  57. 4.02 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 517
  58. 2.83 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.62 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.42 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.83 km NNE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 33
  2. 2.53 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.14 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.510 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.73 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.59 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.43 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.14 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.93 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.63 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 8
  12. 2.610 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.43 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 8
  15. 2.54 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.53 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.84 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.56 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.54 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  20. 2.13 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100062u5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.