Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 2 km NNE of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Meridian, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 6, 2016, 1:33 PM CST (19:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-06 19:33:26 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.866° N, 97.237° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
15

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8
  3. 2.95 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 12
  5. 3.09 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.917 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.03 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  13. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.13 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  18. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  19. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.35 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  40. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.6Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 7
  46. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  47. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  56. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.78 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.03 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.63 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.97 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004vq0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.