Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Fri, Jul 8, 2016, 1:41 PM CDT (18:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-08 18:41:55 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.648° N, 97.745° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
44°
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. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.114 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.13 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.36 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3692 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.66 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3692 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.36 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3692 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.36 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.512 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.53 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.610 km ENE of Bison, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.63 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.13 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.59 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.910 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.63 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3690 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.114 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.08 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.82 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3689 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.85 km S of Harper, Kansas · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.57 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.73 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.96 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.16 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.514 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 15
  31. 1.56 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.94 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.56 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 3686 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.92 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.51 km WSW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.64 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3685 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.522 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.66 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.57 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.711 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.93 km SSE of Bluff City, KS · 3684 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 15
  43. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3682 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.93 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.45 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.15 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.75 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.55 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.25 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3680 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.27 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3680 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3680 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3679 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.22 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3679 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.78 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3679 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006205. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.