Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 6, 2016, 6:10 AM CDT (11:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-08-06 11:10:11 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.136° N, 98.796° 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, 6.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
152°
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: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.813 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.85 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.65 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.93 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.63 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 29
  9. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.413 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.512 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.713 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.610 km ENE of Bison, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.13 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.910 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.57 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.73 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 15
  23. 2.522 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.28 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 3.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 24
  31. 2.810 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 3.34 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 13
  33. 3.214 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.813 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.55 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 11
  37. 2.76 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.610 km NNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.63 km WNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.67 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.04 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3664 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 31
  47. 3.73 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  48. 3.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 14
  49. 2.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.822 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.85 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  53. 3.09 km ESE of Alva, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  54. 3.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  55. 3.56 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  56. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.910 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.75 km SSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.56 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 3.26 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.611 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.66 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.612 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.519 km SE of Waynoka, OK · 3703 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3707 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.57 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.512 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.97 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.47 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006bu4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.