M3.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 11:45 AM CDT (16:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005jue. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.