Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 3 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 5, 2016, 4:21 PM CST (22:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-05 22:21:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.863° N, 97.212° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt at Edmond and Oklahoma City.

From the USGS event page for us10004vk8. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak 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 1.1 km horizontally, 4.7 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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.42 km NNE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  5. 3.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 12
  6. 3.09 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.917 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.03 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  18. 3.13 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  19. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  20. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  32. 3.35 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  41. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.6Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 7
  47. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
  48. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  57. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.5Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.63 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.97 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.86 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.45 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.46 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.86 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.54 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.78 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.94 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  14. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 48
  15. 3.01 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.64 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.68 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.46 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004vk8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.