Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 1 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma on Tue, May 17, 2016, 6:05 AM CDT (11:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-17 11:05:53 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.836° N, 97.263° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
26°
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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.6Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.18 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.22 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.54 km SE of Cole, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.87 km E of Cashion, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.27 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.97 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.17 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.03 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.13 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.69 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.34 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.61 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.06 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.45 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 6
  38. 2.62 km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.33 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 11
  45. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.59 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.25 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  52. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.94 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.31 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 29
  56. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  57. 3.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 22
  58. 3.27 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.77 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.55 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.52 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.64 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 7
  4. 3.13 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.67 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.81 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.42 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 22
  9. 2.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 9
  11. 2.610 km N of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.73 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.52 km SSW of Carney, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.85 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.15 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  16. 1.75 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.75 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.52 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.77 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.77 km NNW of Carney, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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