Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 14 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma on Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 6:22 AM CDT (11:22 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-04-21 11:22:38 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.458° N, 96.885° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
60°
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. 2.92 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.11 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.82 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.52 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.8Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.64 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 90
  13. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.01 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.75 km W of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 65
  16. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  19. 3.04 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.6Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 3.08 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.68 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.58 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 3.43 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.45 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.7Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.011 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 3.0Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.6Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 3.01 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.61 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.99 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.74 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.21 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  43. 3.05 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.94 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.75 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.65 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.73 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  50. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.75 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 3.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.58 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.74 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.52 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.34 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.65 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.74 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.61 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.67 km NW of Marland, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.08 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.65 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.14 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005kfv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.