M3.1 earthquake 2 km WNW of Springer, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Springer, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 4:50 AM CST (10:50 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.12	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.27 · 29 stations
3.6	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.114 · 19 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

11 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 99.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2026dfbc (also filed as us6000s9dl). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.