Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma on Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 12:41 AM CDT (05:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-25 05:41:53 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.939° N, 97.910° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
48°
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. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.75 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.611 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3694 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.96 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3694 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.66 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.66 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3694 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.13 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.63 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 29
  10. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.114 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.13 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.36 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3693 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.66 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3693 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.36 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.512 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3692 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.53 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3692 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.610 km ENE of Bison, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.63 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 3.13 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.59 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.910 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.63 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3690 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.114 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 3.08 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3690 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.82 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3690 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.85 km S of Harper, Kansas · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.57 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.73 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.96 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.16 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.514 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 15
  39. 1.56 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.94 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.56 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 3687 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.92 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.51 km WSW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 3.57 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3686 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 34
  46. 1.64 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3686 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.522 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.66 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3685 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.57 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.711 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.93 km SSE of Bluff City, KS · 3684 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 15
  52. 2.22 km N of Derby, Kansas · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  53. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.93 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3682 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006hcj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.