Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma on Mon, May 30, 2016, 11:47 AM CDT (16:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-30 16:47:59 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.670° N, 97.838° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 7.0 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.58 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.85 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.38 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.67 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.75 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.410 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.08 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.49 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.85 km W of Argonia, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.7Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.612 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.71 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  34. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.98 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 3.28 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 3.39 km N of Harper, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.510 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.71 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 3.48 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.88 km ESE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.83 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.43 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.56 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.89 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.94 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.96 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.69 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.810 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.0Kansas · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3731 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 us20005z7b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.