Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Thu, Feb 25, 2016, 8:05 PM CST (02:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 18 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-26 02:05:42 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.525° N, 98.977° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
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. 2.014 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.53 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.43 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.0Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.918 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.116 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.01 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.718 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.812 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.915 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.2Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.8Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004ssx. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.