M2.5 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 16, 2016, 4:41 AM CST (10:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004f1w. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.