Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma on Tue, Nov 22, 2016, 4:46 PM CST (22:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km SSW of Enid, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-11-22 22:46:19 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.793° N, 98.604° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak 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 1.5 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
88°
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: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007blq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.