Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT (03:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-22 03:00:40 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.899° N, 97.653° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.6 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
38°
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. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.58 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.58 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.98 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.74 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.34 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.44 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.56 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 3788 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.89 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.011 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.08 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.78 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 3.14 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.311 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.13 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 3.112 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.53 km S of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  29. 3.07 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.612 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.911 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.512 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.77 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.52 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.55 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3783 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.811 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.06 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.73 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.610 km N of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
  42. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.78 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.67 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.511 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.83 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.87 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.6Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.66 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.25 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.56 km SSW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.27 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.52 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.62 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.77 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.95 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.67 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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