Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 8, 2016, 10:46 AM CST (16:46 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-01-08 16:46:49 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.490° N, 98.731° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 7.5 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. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.97 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.84 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.92 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.52 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.318 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.87 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.115 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.6Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3870 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.914 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.94 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.9Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.922 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.722 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.518 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  41. 3.117 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.02 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.91 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.910 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.717 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004cdd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.