Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 12, 2016, 1:35 PM CDT (18:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-08-12 18:35:30 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.653° N, 99.079° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
136°
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: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.512 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.713 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.13 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.57 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.73 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 15
  11. 2.522 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.28 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.98 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.214 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.813 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.55 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 11
  23. 2.76 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.610 km NNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.67 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.04 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 31
  32. 3.73 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  33. 3.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 14
  34. 2.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.822 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.85 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.09 km ESE of Alva, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  38. 3.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  39. 3.56 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  40. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.910 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.75 km SSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.56 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 3.89 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 29
  46. 2.75 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.59 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.84 km NE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.76 km E of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.710 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 3.16 km E of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  54. 3.35 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
  55. 2.68 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
  56. 2.55 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.65 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 3.05 km ENE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  59. 3.317 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.217 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.63 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 29
  3. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.93 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.65 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.85 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.813 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.34 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.911 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3701 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.26 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.611 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.66 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.612 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3704 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.519 km SE of Waynoka, OK · 3705 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ddc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:27 AM UTC.