Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 1, 2016, 12:05 PM CST (18:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-01 18:05:16 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.782° N, 98.005° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
101°
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. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.918 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.116 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.01 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3847 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.718 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.88 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.812 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.915 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  30. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.2Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  33. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004wb3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.