Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 30, 2016, 3:19 PM CST (21:19 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-30 21:19:34 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.860° N, 97.995° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
88°
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. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.86 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.69 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.918 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.116 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.01 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3847 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.718 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  25. 1.88 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.812 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.915 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 3.2Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  40. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  56. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004wr8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.