M2.2 earthquake 2 km NE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 28, 2016, 4:23 PM CST (22:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km NW of Arpelar, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-01-28 22:23:08 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.420° N, 96.808° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004vd0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.