Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 9, 2016, 11:47 PM CST (05:47 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-10 05:47:20 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.131° N, 97.253° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 1.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
48°
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. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.6Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.69 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.810 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.91 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  22. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.01 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.59 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 726
  32. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 31
  33. 2.62 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.85 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 11
  37. 2.85 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.84 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 12
  45. 2.85 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.75 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.85 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 3.07 km NNE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 3.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 19
  52. 3.33 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  53. 3.24 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  57. 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.35 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.69 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 3.05 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004wgn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.