Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 1 km W of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km W of Quay, Oklahoma on Fri, Jul 1, 2016, 11:45 PM CDT (04:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km ESE of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-02 04:45:34 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.159° N, 96.733° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
46°
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: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.88 km ESE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.42 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.61 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.43 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.93 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.76 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.94 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.01 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.99 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.61 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.01 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.71 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.52 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.62 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.66 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.5Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.82 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.94 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.56 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.84 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.53 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.54 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.06 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.610 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  30. 3.63 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 8
  31. 2.93 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 3.14 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.59 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.510 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.14 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.53 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.77 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.72 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.03 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.43 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 11
  42. 2.70 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 3.03 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.84 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 3.17 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.60 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  50. 4.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 970
  51. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 3.14 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  55. 2.76 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.57 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.34 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.69 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.71 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.62 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.72 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.98 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.71 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.72 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.7Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.94 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  13. 3.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 8
  14. 3.08 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.38 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.57 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.54 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.94 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005zeg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.