M3.1 earthquake 8 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 2:06 AM CDT

UTC

2016-10-19 07:06:29 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.523° N, 98.355° W

Region

Oklahoma

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

0

• Helena, OklahomaPopulation 1,426. Forecast8 kmWSW
• Enid, OklahomaPopulation 51,776. Forecast45 kmWNW
• Oklahoma City, OklahomaPopulation 681,054. Forecast139 kmNNW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast433 kmNNW

After

1. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, OklahomaWed, Oct 19, 4:07 PM CDT · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.65 km NE of Avard, OklahomaWed, Oct 19, 5:03 PM CDT · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.813 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Oct 19, 5:17 PM CDT · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
4. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, OklahomaWed, Oct 19, 5:33 PM CDT · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
5. 3.113 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Oct 19, 5:54 PM CDT · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
6. 3.41 km ENE of Renfrow, OklahomaThu, Oct 20, 7:14 AM CDT · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
7. 2.93 km ENE of Medford, OklahomaThu, Oct 20, 9:08 AM CDT · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
8. 3.89 km SSW of Helena, OklahomaFri, Oct 21, 3:25 PM CDT · 3623 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
9. 4.017 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Oct 21, 3:26 PM CDT · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 48
10. 3.117 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Oct 21, 3:33 PM CDT · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
11. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Oct 21, 3:47 PM CDT · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Oct 21, 4:44 PM CDT · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
13. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Oct 21, 5:48 PM CDT · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
14. 3.217 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Oct 21, 5:54 PM CDT · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Oct 21, 8:23 PM CDT · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Oct 21, 9:53 PM CDT · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.8OklahomaSat, Oct 22, 1:23 AM CDT · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
18. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Oct 22, 1:31 AM CDT · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
19. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasSat, Oct 22, 2:51 AM CDT · 3623 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Oct 22, 2:57 AM CDT · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
21. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Oct 22, 3:44 AM CDT · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
22. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, OklahomaSat, Oct 22, 4:14 AM CDT · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
23. 3.113 km SSE of Freedom, OklahomaSat, Oct 22, 8:03 AM CDT · 3623 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
24. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Oct 22, 9:03 AM CDT · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
25. 2.20 km N of Manchester, OklahomaSat, Oct 22, 9:51 PM CDT · 3622 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
26. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Oct 23, 12:06 AM CDT · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
27. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Oct 23, 3:05 AM CDT · 3622 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
28. 3.32 km WNW of Deer Creek, OklahomaSun, Oct 23, 7:33 PM CDT · 3621 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
29. 3.55 km SSE of Freeport, KansasMon, Oct 24, 8:25 AM CDT · 3621 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
30. 2.75 km SSE of Freeport, KansasMon, Oct 24, 8:50 AM CDT · 3621 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, KansasMon, Oct 24, 2:08 PM CDT · 3620 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
32. 2.56 km NE of Avard, OklahomaMon, Oct 24, 6:15 PM CDT · 3620 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
33. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, KansasMon, Oct 24, 7:34 PM CDT · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
34. 1.59 km ESE of Bluff City, KSTue, Oct 25, 7:28 AM CDT · 3620 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
35. 1.79 km ESE of Bluff City, KansasTue, Oct 25, 8:37 AM CDT · 3620 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
36. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, KansasTue, Oct 25, 10:47 AM CDT · 3620 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.55 km SSE of Freeport, KansasTue, Oct 25, 10:59 AM CDT · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
38. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Oct 25, 11:22 AM CDT · 3620 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
39. 1.95 km SSE of Freeport, KansasTue, Oct 25, 12:23 PM CDT · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
40. 2.15 km SSE of Freeport, KansasTue, Oct 25, 12:23 PM CDT · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
41. 1.7KansasTue, Oct 25, 6:09 PM CDT · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
42. 1.97 km ESE of Bluff City, KansasTue, Oct 25, 9:50 PM CDT · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
43. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, OklahomaWed, Oct 26, 1:19 AM CDT · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
44. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Oct 26, 6:34 PM CDT · 3618 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
45. 1.56 km ENE of Caldwell, KansasThu, Oct 27, 5:33 AM CDT · 3618 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
46. 2.75 km NE of Avard, OklahomaThu, Oct 27, 2:48 PM CDT · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
47. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Oct 27, 5:35 PM CDT · 3617 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
48. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Oct 27, 5:35 PM CDT · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
49. 2.04 km SW of Harper, KansasFri, Oct 28, 3:45 AM CDT · 3617 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
50. 2.9OklahomaFri, Oct 28, 8:13 AM CDT · 3617 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
51. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, KansasFri, Oct 28, 10:33 AM CDT · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
52. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaFri, Oct 28, 10:50 AM CDT · 3617 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
53. 2.29 km ESE of Bluff City, KansasFri, Oct 28, 12:41 PM CDT · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
54. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, KansasFri, Oct 28, 6:06 PM CDT · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
55. 3.16 km NE of Billings, OklahomaSat, Oct 29, 6:44 AM CDT · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
56. 2.56 km NE of Billings, OklahomaSat, Oct 29, 6:49 AM CDT · 3616 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
57. 3.27 km NE of Billings, OklahomaSat, Oct 29, 6:50 AM CDT · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
58. 2.57 km NE of Billings, OklahomaSat, Oct 29, 6:57 AM CDT · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
59. 2.76 km NE of Billings, OklahomaSat, Oct 29, 7:11 AM CDT · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
60. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, KansasSat, Oct 29, 9:43 AM CDT · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

1. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, OklahomaTue, Oct 18, 10:54 PM CDT · 3626 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.68 km E of Caldwell, KansasTue, Oct 18, 3:25 AM CDT · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, KansasMon, Oct 17, 8:28 PM CDT · 3627 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.79 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaMon, Oct 17, 5:55 AM CDT · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007fa8. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.