Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km W of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km W of Quay, Oklahoma on Thu, Apr 14, 2016, 7:10 AM CDT (12:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-04-14 12:10:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.167° N, 96.805° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
70°
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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.67 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.69 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.68 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.75 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.65 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.97 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.65 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.08 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.67 km NW of Marland, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.61 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.74 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.34 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.11 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.07 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.52 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.57 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.67 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 45
  31. 2.8Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 3.64 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 90
  33. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 3.01 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  36. 3.07 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  37. 2.97 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.75 km W of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 65
  39. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  42. 3.04 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.6Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 3.08 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.68 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.58 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.77 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 3.43 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  51. 3.45 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.7Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 3.23 km NNE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 35
  55. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 3.14 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 14
  57. 3.0Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.6Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.84 km N of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 3.51 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.62 km NE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.64 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005hzh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.