M2.6 earthquake 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Dec 9, 2015, 5:50 PM CST

UTC

2015-12-09 23:50:10 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.474° N, 98.751° W

Region

Oklahoma

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

0

• Waynoka, OklahomaPopulation 966. Forecast17 kmSE
• Woodward, OklahomaPopulation 12,993. Forecast57 kmE
• Oklahoma City, OklahomaPopulation 681,054. Forecast158 kmNW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast437 kmNNW

After

1. 2.79 km NNE of Nash, OklahomaThu, Dec 10, 12:22 AM CST · 3948 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.7OklahomaThu, Dec 10, 4:16 AM CST · 3948 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.55 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasThu, Dec 10, 2:12 PM CST · 3948 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasThu, Dec 10, 3:49 PM CST · 3948 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.05 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasThu, Dec 10, 3:52 PM CST · 3948 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasThu, Dec 10, 3:54 PM CST · 3948 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.25 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasThu, Dec 10, 4:05 PM CST · 3948 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.95 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasThu, Dec 10, 4:05 PM CST · 3948 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.25 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasThu, Dec 10, 6:11 PM CST · 3948 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasThu, Dec 10, 6:40 PM CST · 3948 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.35 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasThu, Dec 10, 11:05 PM CST · 3947 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.87 km SW of Helena, OklahomaFri, Dec 11, 1:56 AM CST · 3947 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.83 km WNW of Douglas, OklahomaFri, Dec 11, 8:28 PM CST · 3947 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.64 km ESE of Anthony, KansasSat, Dec 12, 5:33 PM CST · 3946 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.08 km N of Wakita, OklahomaSat, Dec 12, 5:41 PM CST · 3946 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.06 km SW of Bluff City, KansasSat, Dec 12, 10:13 PM CST · 3945 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
17. 3.07 km WSW of Wakita, OklahomaSun, Dec 13, 9:24 AM CST · 3945 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.69 km SSE of Anthony, KansasSun, Dec 13, 12:12 PM CST · 3945 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.67 km NE of Hillsdale, OklahomaMon, Dec 14, 1:54 PM CST · 3944 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
20. 3.12 km ESE of Nescatunga, OklahomaMon, Dec 14, 7:07 PM CST · 3944 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
21. 3.38 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaTue, Dec 15, 10:49 AM CST · 3943 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
22. 3.212 km WSW of Carmen, OklahomaTue, Dec 15, 2:42 PM CST · 3943 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
23. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, OklahomaWed, Dec 16, 7:00 AM CST · 3942 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
24. 1.97 km ESE of Manchester, OklahomaThu, Dec 17, 2:07 AM CST · 3941 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.89 km NNE of Nash, OklahomaThu, Dec 17, 10:01 AM CST · 3941 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
26. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Dec 17, 11:11 AM CST · 3941 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
27. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Dec 17, 10:09 PM CST · 3940 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
28. 2.87 km SSE of Byron, OklahomaFri, Dec 18, 4:01 PM CST · 3940 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
29. 3.36 km NE of Nash, OklahomaFri, Dec 18, 7:37 PM CST · 3940 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
30. 2.6OklahomaSat, Dec 19, 12:23 AM CST · 3939 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
31. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Dec 19, 2:58 AM CST · 3939 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.67 km E of Manchester, OklahomaSat, Dec 19, 10:01 AM CST · 3939 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
33. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Dec 19, 1:14 PM CST · 3939 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.55 km NNE of Kremlin, OklahomaSun, Dec 20, 1:33 AM CST · 3938 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
35. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Dec 20, 8:32 PM CST · 3938 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
36. 2.520 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Dec 20, 8:46 PM CST · 3938 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Dec 20, 8:49 PM CST · 3938 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.86 km ENE of Nash, OklahomaMon, Dec 21, 9:25 AM CST · 3937 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
39. 2.56 km SE of Wakita, OklahomaMon, Dec 21, 11:19 AM CST · 3937 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
40. 2.98 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaMon, Dec 21, 5:49 PM CST · 3937 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
41. 2.57 km NNW of Ames, OklahomaTue, Dec 22, 6:00 AM CST · 3936 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
42. 2.611 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaTue, Dec 22, 6:46 AM CST · 3936 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
43. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaTue, Dec 22, 1:12 PM CST · 3936 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
44. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaTue, Dec 22, 1:15 PM CST · 3936 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
45. 3.37 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaTue, Dec 22, 6:45 PM CST · 3936 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
46. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaTue, Dec 22, 8:40 PM CST · 3936 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
47. 3.310 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaTue, Dec 22, 9:04 PM CST · 3936 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
48. 2.59 km ESE of Sun City, KansasWed, Dec 23, 5:03 PM CST · 3935 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
49. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaWed, Dec 23, 7:57 PM CST · 3935 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
50. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaWed, Dec 23, 8:43 PM CST · 3935 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
51. 3.37 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaWed, Dec 23, 10:10 PM CST · 3934 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
52. 2.74 km NW of Lahoma, OklahomaWed, Dec 23, 10:38 PM CST · 3934 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
53. 3.35 km WSW of Aline, OklahomaWed, Dec 23, 10:40 PM CST · 3934 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
54. 2.85 km WSW of Aline, OklahomaThu, Dec 24, 1:04 AM CST · 3934 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
55. 3.18 km NNE of Nash, OklahomaFri, Dec 25, 7:45 AM CST · 3933 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
56. 3.67 km NNE of Nash, OklahomaFri, Dec 25, 1:12 PM CST · 3933 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
57. 1.68 km S of Anthony, KansasFri, Dec 25, 3:01 PM CST · 3933 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
58. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasFri, Dec 25, 8:52 PM CST · 3933 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
59. 3.56 km WNW of Medford, OklahomaSun, Dec 27, 7:18 AM CST · 3931 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
60. 2.66 km WNW of Jet, OklahomaSun, Dec 27, 7:20 PM CST · 3931 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 3.39 km NW of Helena, OklahomaWed, Dec 9, 5:12 PM CST · 3949 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
2. 2.64 km N of Helena, OklahomaWed, Dec 9, 12:03 AM CST · 3949 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.512 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaTue, Dec 8, 1:29 AM CST · 3950 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
4. 3.513 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaMon, Dec 7, 8:04 PM CST · 3951 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
5. 3.411 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaMon, Dec 7, 6:30 PM CST · 3951 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
6. 3.012 km ENE of Wakita, OklahomaMon, Dec 7, 6:29 PM CST · 3951 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
7. 3.410 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaMon, Dec 7, 6:25 PM CST · 3951 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
8. 3.511 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaMon, Dec 7, 6:08 PM CST · 3951 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 26
9. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaMon, Dec 7, 4:35 AM CST · 3951 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.78 km SSE of Byron, OklahomaSun, Dec 6, 6:14 PM CST · 3952 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
11. 3.57 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaSun, Dec 6, 12:29 PM CST · 3952 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.65 km WSW of Aline, OklahomaSun, Dec 6, 3:19 AM CST · 3952 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
13. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Dec 5, 9:04 PM CST · 3953 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
14. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Dec 5, 7:11 PM CST · 3953 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
15. 4.016 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Dec 5, 7:01 PM CST · 3953 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 71
16. 2.97 km S of Byron, OklahomaSat, Dec 5, 5:50 PM CST · 3953 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.37 km S of Bluff City, KansasSat, Dec 5, 3:07 PM CST · 3953 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.97 km S of Bluff City, KansasSat, Dec 5, 12:55 PM CST · 3953 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.56 km WNW of Medford, OklahomaFri, Dec 4, 8:53 PM CST · 3954 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.77 km WSW of Wakita, OklahomaFri, Dec 4, 8:10 PM CST · 3954 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004g1f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.