Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 28, 2016, 11:22 PM CST (05:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-29 05:22:15 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.294° N, 97.700° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
65°
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. 2.62 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.85 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 11
  6. 3.322 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.85 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.64 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.84 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 12
  23. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.85 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.75 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.85 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.07 km NNE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 19
  32. 2.311 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 3.33 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  34. 3.24 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.011 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  42. 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.111 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.35 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.69 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 3.32 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 3.05 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.70 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.61 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.410 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 3.05 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.56 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.518 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004tid. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.