Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 24, 2015, 1:04 AM CST (07:04 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-12-24 07:04:36 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.486° N, 98.505° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.9 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
92°
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. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.77 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.59 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.816 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.67 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.610 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3888 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.74 km ESE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.410 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3886 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.713 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3885 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.59 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.111 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.7Oklahoma · 3884 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.76 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.6Kansas · 3883 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.63 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 3.13 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.12 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 3.52 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.63 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.95 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 3.44 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  41. 2.111 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.73 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.55 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.76 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.810 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.5Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.58 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.54 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3880 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.78 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.68 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.85 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.7Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.922 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.75 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3878 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3878 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.02 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3877 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.92 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3877 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 3.12 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3877 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004981. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.