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, Mar 31, 2016, 2:13 AM CDT (07:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-31 07:13:53 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.525° N, 98.981° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
180°
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: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.32 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.518 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.64 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.55 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.74 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.13 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.83 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 3.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 3.012 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.113 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.615 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 3.318 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.218 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.89 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.78 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.59 km ESE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 3.022 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.61 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.812 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.322 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.93 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.111 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.55 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005dlw. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.