Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 6 km S of Ripley, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km S of Ripley, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 15, 2016, 2:04 AM CST (08:04 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-01-15 08:04:27 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.959° N, 96.911° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
8
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
69°
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. 2.65 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10
  2. 2.84 km SSE of Chandler, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3895 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.610 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3895 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.511 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3894 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.12 km E of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3894 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.48 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3893 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.57 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3893 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.77 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3893 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.58 km SW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3893 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.07 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3893 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.68 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3893 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.78 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3892 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.54 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3892 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.94 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3892 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.78 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3891 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.811 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3891 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.26 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3891 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  19. 2.88 km NW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 3.14 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 33
  21. 3.59 km SE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 72
  22. 2.611 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.35 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.75 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.8Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.14 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 8
  27. 2.76 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.59 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 3.110 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.51 km NW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  32. 2.510 km SE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.610 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.54 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 3.01 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 12
  36. 2.58 km S of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 3.29 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.86 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 6
  39. 2.53 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 5
  40. 2.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  42. 3.38 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
  43. 2.68 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.63 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.57 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 3.13 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.111 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.5Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.74 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.75 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 3.15 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  52. 3.15 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  53. 2.55 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.59 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.84 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.64 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 3.75 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 9
  59. 2.75 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.54 km E of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004etj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.