Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 26, 2016, 12:48 PM CST (18:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-26 18:48:33 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.091° N, 97.439° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
84°
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. 2.68 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.85 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.53 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 15
  4. 2.76 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.67 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.99 km W of Yale, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.46 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.51 km ENE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.36 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.74 km NE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.74 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 9
  12. 2.85 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.68 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.710 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.95 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 28
  17. 2.54 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.59 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.56 km SE of Drummond, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.611 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.76 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.16 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.75 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  24. 3.19 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  25. 3.26 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.54 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.54 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 27
  28. 2.910 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  29. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.79 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.6Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.84 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.57 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.95 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 3.3Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 6
  41. 2.57 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.15 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 11
  43. 2.65 km NNE of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.97 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 3.34 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  46. 2.54 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 3.44 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 14
  48. 2.89 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 3.05 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7
  50. 2.85 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.55 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 9
  52. 2.94 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.67 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 29
  55. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.53 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.65 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004ut9. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.