Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Fri, Apr 8, 2016, 12:20 AM CDT (05:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3 km E of Luther, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-04-08 05:20:01 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.663° N, 97.172° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
37°
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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.110 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.23 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 3.12 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.83 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.81 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.02 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.05 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.17 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 14
  11. 2.62 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.62 km NE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.08 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.69 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.52 km ENE of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.68 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.75 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.65 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.97 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.65 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.34 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.11 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.07 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.52 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.57 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 3.67 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 45
  42. 2.8Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.64 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 90
  44. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 3.01 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  47. 3.07 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
  48. 2.97 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.75 km W of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 65
  50. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
  53. 3.04 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.6Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 3.08 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.68 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.58 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.77 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 2.71 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.21 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 197
  4. 3.3Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.12 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.32 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.95 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.56 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.05 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.410 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.70 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.05 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.35 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  20. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005gaf. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.