Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 26, 2016, 2:43 AM CDT (07:43 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-26 07:43:29 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.833° N, 97.272° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
47°
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. 1.63 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.1Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.713 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 9
  29. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 14
  32. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 3.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 23
  34. 2.64 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 12
  36. 3.013 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.914 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  40. 3.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.86 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.411 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
  45. 2.710 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.7Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.712 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.711 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.811 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  52. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  55. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 23
  56. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006spt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.