Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma on Sat, May 7, 2016, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-08 01:11:02 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.692° N, 98.002° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
40°
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. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.58 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.77 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.15 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.85 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.54 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.58 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.85 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.611 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.57 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.54 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.59 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  24. 3.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.75 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.45 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.65 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3761 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.55 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3761 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.55 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.12 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.9Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 3.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.55 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3758 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.84 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3758 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.23 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3757 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.64 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3757 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.67 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3757 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.17 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3757 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.110 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3757 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3757 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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