Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 6, 2015, 3:19 AM CST (09:19 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-12-06 09:19:11 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.487° N, 98.509° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 13
  5. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.416 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 13
  11. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.917 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.613 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.820 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 11
  17. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.916 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 24
  21. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.63 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3911 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.49 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.716 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 3.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 41
  31. 2.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  34. 3.0Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.0Kansas · 3910 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.911 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3910 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 3.56 km WNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  40. 2.33 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.17 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 3.816 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  43. 3.916 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  44. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.15 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 3.13 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 3.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3909 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.516 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3909 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.74 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3909 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  52. 3.0Oklahoma · 3909 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3908 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.82 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3908 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 3.17 km SW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3908 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.60 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3908 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3907 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 3.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3907 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  59. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3907 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.05 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3907 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100044ee. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.