Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma on Fri, Jul 15, 2016, 1:41 AM CDT (06:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-15 06:41:36 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.805° N, 97.243° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
37°
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. 2.96 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.16 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.514 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.02 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 517
  5. 2.83 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.62 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.42 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.53 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.94 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.83 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.92 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.51 km WSW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.78 km WSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.73 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.57 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.711 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3682 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3682 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.36 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 15
  22. 2.55 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.410 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3679 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.61 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3678 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 24
  26. 2.21 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3677 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 3.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 7
  29. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.13 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.810 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 3.34 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 13
  33. 2.68 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.60 km NE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 3.44 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 17
  38. 2.64 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 5.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 48,764
  40. 3.39 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 18
  41. 2.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.710 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 15
  45. 2.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.711 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 25
  50. 2.7Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.49 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.59 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.69 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.59 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.5Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 3.39 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 12
  60. 2.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006ev1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.