M2.7 earthquake 7 km W of Talala, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Talala, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 14, 2016, 4:16 PM CST (22:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 1 km NW of Skedee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-01-14 22:16:19 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.530° N, 95.780° 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 II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.51 km NW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
- 2.76 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.46 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
- 2.36 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 2.74 km NE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.75 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
- 2.57 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004ep1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.