M3.7 earthquake 7 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma on Tue, Nov 8, 2016, 8:15 PM CST (02:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

41 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 152.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100076ee. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.