Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Fri, Apr 15, 2016, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-15 23:42:10 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.894° N, 97.681° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
42°
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. 1.62 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3792 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.313 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.712 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.613 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.92 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3792 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.310 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.57 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.61 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 3791 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3790 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.94 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3790 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.64 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3790 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.78 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.64 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3789 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3789 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.65 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.58 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.58 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.98 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.74 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 3.34 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.44 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.56 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 3787 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.89 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 3.011 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.08 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.78 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.311 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.13 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3785 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 3.112 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.53 km S of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  50. 3.07 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.612 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.911 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.512 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.77 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.52 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.55 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3782 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.811 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.06 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 3.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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