Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 21, 2016, 3:33 AM CST (09:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-21 09:33:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.532° N, 98.687° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.918 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 10
  18. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.95 km SW of Bluff City, KS · 3872 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.85 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.65 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.815 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.911 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.315 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.85 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.012 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.94 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.74 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.64 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.75 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.94 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.86 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 3.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.910 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.318 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.710 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 3.410 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.818 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.311 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.53 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.64 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.910 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.91 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.02 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3875 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.117 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  20. 3.518 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3

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