Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 5, 2016, 3:57 PM CST (21:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-05 21:57:21 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.863° N, 97.216° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.03 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.78 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.42 km NNE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  6. 3.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 12
  7. 3.09 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.917 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.03 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  15. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  19. 3.13 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  20. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  21. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  33. 3.35 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  40. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  42. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.6Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 7
  48. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
  49. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  57. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  58. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.5Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.97 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.86 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004vk2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.