Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sun, Sep 27, 2015, 10:12 PM CDT (03:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-28 03:12:01 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.531° N, 98.843° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
60

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. 1.56 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.512 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.95 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.811 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.46 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.97 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.45 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.56 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.16 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.36 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.624 km WNW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.96 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.06 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.86 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.86 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.55 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 3.14 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 11
  25. 3.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.46 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.87 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.85 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3989 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 3.16 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.68 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3988 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.96 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.64 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.25 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 3.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.66 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.6Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.9Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 3.010 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.66 km WSW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.69 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.711 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.68 km SSE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.520 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 3.4Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.85 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.78 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3983 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.58 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3983 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 3.37 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.511 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.56 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.79 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3981 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.85 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3981 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003plf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.