Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 3:05 AM CDT (08:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-23 08:05:14 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.877° N, 97.305° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
54°
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. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
  5. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.5Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 726
  13. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 31
  14. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.85 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 11
  17. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 3.2Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.84 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.2Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  24. 2.85 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.75 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.85 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 3.07 km NNE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 3.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 19
  31. 3.33 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  32. 3.24 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  36. 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.35 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.05 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.70 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.410 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.05 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.56 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.95 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  47. 2.55 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.32 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  49. 3.12 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.74 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.86 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.56 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 3.13 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 3.3Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  56. 4.21 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 197
  57. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.71 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  59. 3.1Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005bzp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.