Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 6:06 AM CST (12:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-07 12:06:49 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.836° N, 98.253° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 189.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100087g3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC.