Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 18 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-16 22:10:05 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.435° N, 98.791° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
24

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. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.77 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.85 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.87 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.98 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.5Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.66 km S of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.58 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.56 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.214 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.612 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 3.15 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.75 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.85 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005abi. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.