Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Texas Panhandle region

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in the Texas Panhandle region on Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-25 20:11:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.766° N, 100.016° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
303°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.55 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.98 km W of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.58 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.98 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.87 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.85 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.77 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.39 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.311 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.910 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005chl. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC.