Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Tue, May 10, 2016, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-11 02:28:31 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.123° N, 97.066° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
51°
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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.112 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.53 km S of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.77 km NNW of Carney, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.77 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.52 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.75 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.52 km SSW of Carney, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.73 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.610 km N of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
  14. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.42 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 22
  17. 1.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.81 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.67 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.13 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.64 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.52 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.55 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.81 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.83 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.6Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 3.18 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.22 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.87 km E of Cashion, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 3.27 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.97 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  37. 2.17 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  38. 3.03 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.13 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.34 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.61 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.06 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.45 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  60. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 3.14 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.54 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.89 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.44 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.34 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.52 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.74 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.58 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005gfg. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.