M3.2 earthquake 6 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 26, 2016, 12:24 AM CST (06:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km SE of Waynoka, 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.

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

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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004um3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.