Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 4 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 6, 2016, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-08-07 01:45:44 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.487° N, 98.494° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
50°
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: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.813 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.05 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3696 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.85 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3696 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.67 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.9Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 207
  9. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  10. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.85 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.65 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.93 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.75 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.611 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3695 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.63 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 29
  19. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.413 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.512 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.713 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.610 km ENE of Bison, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.63 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3692 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.13 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.59 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.910 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.08 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.85 km S of Harper, Kansas · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.57 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.73 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 15
  37. 2.94 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.56 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 3687 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.92 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.51 km WSW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.64 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3686 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.522 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 3.28 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.66 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3685 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.711 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.93 km SSE of Bluff City, KS · 3684 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 15
  49. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3682 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3682 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.45 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.15 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.75 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.25 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.911 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.88 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.26 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.611 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006bwj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.