Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km ENE of Tuttle, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Tuttle, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 17, 2016, 6:35 AM CDT (11:35 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-17 11:35:42 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.299° N, 97.783° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate 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 1.4 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 96.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005j78. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.