Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 0 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 3:49 PM CDT (20:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-22 20:49:56 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.846° N, 97.238° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.713 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.63 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.1Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.0Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  22. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.713 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 9
  34. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 14
  37. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 23
  39. 2.64 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
  41. 3.013 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.914 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  45. 3.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.86 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.411 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
  50. 2.710 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.7Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.712 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.711 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.811 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  57. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  60. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 23

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