Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma on Sun, May 8, 2016, 7:05 AM CDT (12:05 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km E of Luther, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-08 12:05:12 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.172° N, 97.473° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 6.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
35°
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. 3.42 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 22
  2. 1.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.81 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.67 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.13 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.64 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7
  7. 2.52 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.55 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.81 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.83 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.87 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.6Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.18 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.22 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.52 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.62 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.67 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.87 km E of Cashion, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.27 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.97 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.17 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.03 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.13 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.66 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.93 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.97 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.69 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.34 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.61 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.512 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.06 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.45 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  54. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.62 km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.33 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.74 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005fut. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.