Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 12:32 PM CST (18:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 22 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-18 18:32:28 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.496° N, 99.055° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.722 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.518 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.117 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.910 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.717 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.117 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.918 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 3.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10
  35. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.815 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.911 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.315 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.012 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.75 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.86 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 3.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.910 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.318 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 3.410 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004wya. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.