Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 7:00 AM CST (13:00 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 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
2015-12-16 13:00:42 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.526° N, 98.993° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
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. 2.66 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.87 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 16
  4. 3.27 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  6. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 71
  8. 4.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2,713
  9. 2.618 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 24
  14. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 13
  18. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.416 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 3.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 4.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 13
  24. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.917 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.613 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.820 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  29. 3.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 11
  30. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.916 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 24
  34. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.49 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  39. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.716 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 41
  43. 2.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.0Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.17 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 3.816 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  51. 3.916 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  52. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.15 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 3.13 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 3.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.516 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.74 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  60. 3.0Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004hjb. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.