Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 8:10 PM CST (02:10 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-11 02:10:32 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.456° N, 96.882° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
47°
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: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.714 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.45 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.83 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 3489 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3487 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.43 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3487 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3487 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3486 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3486 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.74 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3486 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.810 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3485 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.512 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3485 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.65 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3484 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3482 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.81 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3480 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.50 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3480 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.72 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3480 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 8
  19. 2.18 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3479 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.78 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3479 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 37
  21. 2.52 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 3479 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.59 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3479 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3479 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.13 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  29. 2.56 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  30. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 13
  31. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  32. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 3.84 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 64
  36. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3474 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.89 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3474 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3473 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3473 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3473 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.812 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 4.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 257
  43. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.29 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.75 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.69 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 12
  60. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.916 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3490 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.53 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3490 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.26 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.73 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3492 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.97 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3493 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.64 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3493 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  11. 3.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3494 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.210 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3494 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.310 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3494 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.83 km E of South Haven, Kansas · 3494 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3496 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.49 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 3496 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.56 km WSW of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3496 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.29 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 3496 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3497 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  20. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3497 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 23

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100088cg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.