Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 1:52 PM CDT (18:52 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-24 18:52:52 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.797° N, 97.197° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
36°
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: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 13
  2. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.58 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.89 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.48 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.63 km S of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.812 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.29 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.78 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 12
  31. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.82 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.42 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.710 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 3.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3453 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 278
  37. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3453 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.02 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.76 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3450 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.36 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3447 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.57 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
  45. 3.17 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.76 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.87 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.83 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  49. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.56 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.51 km SSE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3443 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.87 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3443 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.63 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.07 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 11
  57. 2.97 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 6
  58. 2.33 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 3.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 15
  60. 2.35 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 8

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.13 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.89 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.59 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.78 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 37
  10. 2.72 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  11. 2.50 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.81 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3474 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.65 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.512 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.810 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.74 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.49 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008ugu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.