Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 13 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma on Sat, Oct 22, 2016, 8:03 AM CDT (13:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-10-22 13:03:13 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.650° N, 99.078° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
135°
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: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.56 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.75 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.9Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.74 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.57 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.62 km N of Isabella, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 22
  17. 3.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 26
  18. 2.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 9
  19. 2.64 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3604 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.76 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.58 km SW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3600 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.610 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3600 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  23. 2.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3600 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 3.116 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3600 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3599 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3599 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3599 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3599 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3599 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.56 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3597 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.54 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3596 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3596 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.61 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3595 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.52 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3595 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3595 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3595 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.82 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3595 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3595 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3595 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3594 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 10
  41. 2.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3592 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.75 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3591 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3590 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.512 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3588 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.69 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3588 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3587 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  47. 2.67 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3587 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.88 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3586 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3586 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.74 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3585 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3582 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3582 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  53. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3582 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3581 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.64 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3576 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 3.29 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3573 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.5Oklahoma · 3573 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.8Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.217 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 48
  13. 3.89 km SSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.113 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.813 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.65 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.18 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.76 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007g3k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.