Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 7:47 AM CDT (12:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-03-24 12:47:04 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.519° N, 98.979° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 1.9 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
158°
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: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.6Texas Panhandle region · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.5Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.55 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.111 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.93 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 3.322 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  30. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.64 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 3.32 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.518 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.64 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.55 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.74 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 3.13 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.83 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 3.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.85 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.75 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.15 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005c7e. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.