Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 10 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:38 PM CDT (01:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-19 01:38:05 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.950° N, 97.831° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
36°
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. 1.61 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.24 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3822 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.410 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.518 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.64 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.95 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.55 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.74 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.811 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.86 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.56 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.13 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.3Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.95 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 3.110 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.53 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3819 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.83 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.212 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.613 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.64 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 3.43 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 32
  35. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.112 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3816 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 3.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.55 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3815 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.51 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.8Kansas · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.67 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.16 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.84 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005axt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.