Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 16, 2016, 7:22 PM CST (01:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 18 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-17 01:22:20 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.473° N, 98.749° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
15

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. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.918 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.116 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.01 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.718 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  17. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.812 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.915 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 3.2Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.8Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050rx. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.