Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km W of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km W of Aline, Oklahoma on Thu, Feb 18, 2016, 5:56 AM CST (11:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-18 11:56:57 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.524° N, 98.611° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
91°
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. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.8Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.52 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.77 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.85 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.87 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.98 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.5Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.66 km S of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.58 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004qrr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.