Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-18 13:47:26 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.210° N, 99.250° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 3.5 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
134°
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: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 133.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005cu8. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.