Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km W of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km W of Quay, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 31, 2016, 1:40 AM CDT (06:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-31 06:40:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.174° N, 96.815° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
44

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. 2.76 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.811 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 26
  4. 1.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.19 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.64 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.09 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.810 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.83 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.911 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.74 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.65 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 14
  18. 3.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 27
  19. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.78 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.89 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.63 km WNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.45 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.84 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.98 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.210 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.816 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.911 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.816 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.0Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.9Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.617 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  40. 3.34 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 108
  41. 3.25 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 11
  42. 3.15 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 6
  43. 2.55 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.011 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.51 km WSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1,327
  46. 1.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.117 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.74 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  49. 3.74 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 12
  50. 2.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  51. 3.1Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 9
  52. 1.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.913 km NW of Pawnee, OK · 3664 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.84 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 3.211 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
  59. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 14

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100068xn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:34 AM UTC.