Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km S of Nash, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km S of Nash, Oklahoma on Sat, Oct 1, 2016, 11:17 PM CDT (04:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-02 04:17:27 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.615° N, 98.054° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
46°
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. 3.26 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.56 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.85 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.5Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.5Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.12 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.57 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.76 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.56 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.15 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.64 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.65 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.25 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.68 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.18 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.65 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.813 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.08 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 3.113 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.76 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 3.41 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  30. 2.93 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.89 km SSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 4.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 48
  33. 3.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 3.217 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.8Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 3.113 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.20 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.17 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 3.32 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.65 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 3.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  55. 2.75 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.56 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.59 km ESE of Bluff City, KS · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.79 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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