Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma on Sat, Oct 15, 2016, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-15 20:31:03 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.939° N, 97.895° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
46°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.15 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.65 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.25 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.68 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.18 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.65 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.813 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.113 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.76 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.41 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.93 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.89 km SSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 48
  19. 3.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.217 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.8Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.20 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 3.32 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.65 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 6
  39. 2.75 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.56 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.59 km ESE of Bluff City, KS · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.79 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.95 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.15 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.7Kansas · 3618 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.97 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3618 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.56 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.75 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.04 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.9Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.57 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.12 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007eej. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.