Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 3, 2016, 5:15 AM CST (11:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-03 11:15:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.526° N, 99.000° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
72

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. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.816 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.67 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.74 km ESE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.713 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  14. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.7Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.73 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.55 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.76 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.5Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.58 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.78 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.68 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.7Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.922 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.68 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 3.07 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.54 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.56 km SE of Drummond, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.616 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 5.118 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4,049
  38. 4.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 33
  39. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  42. 3.417 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  43. 2.417 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 3.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 28
  46. 2.516 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  54. 2.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 3.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  56. 2.2Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.5Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 11
  59. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004b0e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.