Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 12, 2016, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 14 km NW of Pawnee, 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 23:27:49 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.855° N, 97.222° 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, 3.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
28°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.43 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.70 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.03 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.84 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.17 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.60 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 970
  11. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.14 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.76 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.57 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.34 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.69 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 3.210 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.58 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.54 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 3.2Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.60 km ENE of Cimarron City, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
  27. 2.99 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.53 km WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  29. 3.69 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.67 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  35. 3.03 km WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.6Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.54 km WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.01 km NE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.72 km W of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.53 km WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.61 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 3.68 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 30
  46. 2.813 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.6Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.85 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 3.13 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 19
  51. 2.58 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.75 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.37 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.43 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.88 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 3.04 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3707 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3707 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 10

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.77 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.83 km NNE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 33
  3. 2.53 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.14 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.510 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.73 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.59 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.43 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.14 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.93 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.63 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.610 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.06 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.43 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 8
  17. 2.7Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.54 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.53 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.84 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000634p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.