Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 12:39 AM CDT (05:39 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-15 05:39:40 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.529° N, 99.017° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

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. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.8Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.77 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.85 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.87 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.98 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.5Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.66 km S of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.58 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.56 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.214 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004xpj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.