Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km W of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km W of Aline, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-16 23:04:26 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.524° N, 98.591° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
29

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. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.322 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.85 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.64 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.311 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.011 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.111 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.69 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.32 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.61 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.24 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3823 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.518 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.64 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.55 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 3.74 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.811 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.86 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.56 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.13 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 3.3Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.83 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 3.43 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 32
  55. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 3.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 3.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ab4. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.