Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 2, 2016, 1:10 PM CST (19:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 22 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-02 19:10:37 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.467° N, 98.776° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
117°
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. 2.73 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.55 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.76 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.810 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.5Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.58 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3879 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.78 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.68 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.7Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.922 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.68 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.07 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.54 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.59 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.53 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 3875 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.56 km SE of Drummond, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.67 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.616 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 5.118 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4,049
  25. 4.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 33
  26. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 3.19 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  30. 3.417 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.417 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 28
  34. 2.516 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 3.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 6
  44. 2.2Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.5Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  47. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.817 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 10
  54. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.54 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 27
  58. 2.910 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  59. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1

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