Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km W of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km W of Aline, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 12:13 PM CDT (17:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-28 17:13:04 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.524° N, 98.579° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
32

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. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.43 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 32
  6. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.55 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3816 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.67 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.16 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3813 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.012 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.113 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.84 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3813 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 3.08 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.615 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 3.318 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.3Kansas · 3807 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.218 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.92 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.89 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.78 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.31 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.01 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.41 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.82 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.91 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3803 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.59 km ESE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 3.022 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005cwy. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.