M2.6 earthquake 17 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Jan 17, 2016, 8:04 AM CST

UTC

2016-01-17 14:04:31 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.517° N, 98.700° W

Region

Oklahoma

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

0

• Waynoka, OklahomaPopulation 966. Forecast18 kmESE
• Woodward, OklahomaPopulation 12,993. Forecast62 kmE
• Oklahoma City, OklahomaPopulation 681,054. Forecast158 kmNW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast440 kmNNW

After

1. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Jan 17, 10:20 AM CST · 3913 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.67 km S of Anthony, KSSun, Jan 17, 1:24 PM CST · 3913 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.73 km SW of Lambert, OklahomaSun, Jan 17, 5:14 PM CST · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Jan 17, 6:57 PM CST · 3913 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 4.1OklahomaMon, Jan 18, 6:55 AM CST · 3912 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 27
6. 2.54 km N of Quinlan, OklahomaMon, Jan 18, 12:32 PM CST · 3912 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
7. 2.26 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaMon, Jan 18, 2:24 PM CST · 3912 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
8. 2.74 km ESE of Fairview, OklahomaMon, Jan 18, 10:38 PM CST · 3912 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
9. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, OklahomaTue, Jan 19, 8:09 AM CST · 3911 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Jan 19, 9:54 AM CST · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
11. 3.017 km ESE of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Jan 19, 1:41 PM CST · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
12. 3.817 km ESE of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Jan 19, 2:45 PM CST · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 13
13. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Jan 19, 3:27 PM CST · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
14. 3.33 km NW of Medford, OklahomaTue, Jan 19, 5:57 PM CST · 3911 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
15. 2.59 km NW of Helena, OklahomaTue, Jan 19, 9:18 PM CST · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
16. 3.02 km N of Breckinridge, OklahomaTue, Jan 19, 10:41 PM CST · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.84 km NE of Meno, OklahomaWed, Jan 20, 1:37 AM CST · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.73 km SW of Bluff City, KansasWed, Jan 20, 3:36 AM CST · 3910 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.55 km WSW of Wakita, OklahomaWed, Jan 20, 7:51 AM CST · 3910 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.96 km SE of Cherokee, OklahomaWed, Jan 20, 11:29 AM CST · 3910 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
21. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Jan 20, 2:33 PM CST · 3910 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.86 km WSW of Wakita, OklahomaWed, Jan 20, 7:15 PM CST · 3910 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
23. 3.017 km ESE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 2:27 AM CST · 3910 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
24. 3.010 km SSE of Wakita, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 6:55 AM CST · 3909 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
25. 3.07 km SW of Wakita, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 3:05 PM CST · 3909 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
26. 1.97 km N of Manchester, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 6:53 PM CST · 3909 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
27. 1.87 km N of Manchester, OKThu, Jan 21, 6:57 PM CST · 3909 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
28. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 8:40 PM CST · 3909 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
29. 1.56 km N of Manchester, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 8:46 PM CST · 3909 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
30. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 10:24 PM CST · 3909 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
31. 3.218 km ESE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 11:17 PM CST · 3909 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
32. 3.08 km SW of Wakita, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 2:22 AM CST · 3909 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
33. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 2:45 AM CST · 3908 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
34. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 3:38 AM CST · 3908 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
35. 3.76 km N of Kremlin, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 4:59 AM CST · 3908 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 10
36. 3.29 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 5:45 AM CST · 3908 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
37. 3.16 km WSW of Wakita, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 6:41 AM CST · 3908 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
38. 2.85 km N of Kremlin, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 8:17 AM CST · 3908 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.57 km NE of Nash, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 11:47 AM CST · 3908 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
40. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 9:40 PM CST · 3908 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
41. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Jan 22, 10:18 PM CST · 3908 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
42. 2.57 km SW of Wakita, OklahomaSat, Jan 23, 10:54 AM CST · 3907 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
43. 2.54 km WNW of Medford, OklahomaSat, Jan 23, 11:43 PM CST · 3907 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
44. 3.07 km NE of Cleo Springs, OklahomaSun, Jan 24, 12:16 AM CST · 3907 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
45. 2.54 km WNW of Medford, OklahomaSun, Jan 24, 2:52 AM CST · 3906 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
46. 2.63 km NNW of Quinlan, OklahomaSun, Jan 24, 5:18 AM CST · 3906 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
47. 3.0OklahomaSun, Jan 24, 10:21 AM CST · 3906 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
48. 3.08 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaSun, Jan 24, 12:19 PM CST · 3906 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
49. 3.34 km WSW of Lambert, OklahomaSun, Jan 24, 4:52 PM CST · 3906 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
50. 2.811 km NNW of Lambert, OklahomaSun, Jan 24, 9:42 PM CST · 3906 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
51. 2.83 km SW of Lambert, OklahomaMon, Jan 25, 1:17 AM CST · 3906 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
52. 2.54 km WNW of Medford, OklahomaMon, Jan 25, 1:55 AM CST · 3906 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
53. 2.83 km NW of Medford, OklahomaMon, Jan 25, 10:29 AM CST · 3905 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
54. 2.64 km WNW of Medford, OklahomaMon, Jan 25, 3:22 PM CST · 3905 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
55. 2.77 km SSE of Byron, OklahomaMon, Jan 25, 5:23 PM CST · 3905 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
56. 3.26 km NW of Wakita, OklahomaTue, Jan 26, 12:24 AM CST · 3905 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
57. 2.89 km NNW of Hunter, OklahomaTue, Jan 26, 1:44 PM CST · 3904 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
58. 2.66 km WSW of Wakita, OklahomaTue, Jan 26, 2:21 PM CST · 3904 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
59. 2.722 km SW of Freedom, OklahomaWed, Jan 27, 2:15 AM CST · 3904 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
60. 2.68 km SSE of Helena, OklahomaWed, Jan 27, 6:19 PM CST · 3903 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 3.57 km WSW of Wakita, OklahomaSat, Jan 16, 6:59 PM CST · 3914 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
2. 3.19 km NW of Jefferson, OklahomaSat, Jan 16, 4:37 PM CST · 3914 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.86 km WSW of Wakita, OklahomaSat, Jan 16, 7:24 AM CST · 3914 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.5OklahomaSat, Jan 16, 4:41 AM CST · 3914 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
5. 3.07 km NE of Cleo Springs, OklahomaFri, Jan 15, 6:36 PM CST · 3915 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaFri, Jan 15, 6:09 PM CST · 3915 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
7. 3.06 km NNE of Goltry, OklahomaFri, Jan 15, 3:31 AM CST · 3915 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
8. 3.111 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaThu, Jan 14, 9:29 PM CST · 3916 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
9. 3.312 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaThu, Jan 14, 8:06 PM CST · 3916 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
10. 3.512 km W of Renfrow, OklahomaThu, Jan 14, 5:15 PM CST · 3916 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 14
11. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Jan 14, 5:12 PM CST · 3916 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
12. 3.45 km NNE of Jefferson, OklahomaThu, Jan 14, 4:41 PM CST · 3916 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
13. 2.56 km E of Carmen, OklahomaThu, Jan 14, 10:46 AM CST · 3916 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
14. 3.215 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Jan 14, 6:55 AM CST · 3916 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
15. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Jan 13, 10:45 PM CST · 3917 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.86 km E of Carmen, OklahomaWed, Jan 13, 8:04 PM CST · 3917 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.57 km E of Nash, OklahomaWed, Jan 13, 6:16 PM CST · 3917 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
18. 3.011 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaWed, Jan 13, 12:22 PM CST · 3917 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
19. 3.24 km WNW of Renfrow, OklahomaWed, Jan 13, 9:44 AM CST · 3917 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
20. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaWed, Jan 13, 6:36 AM CST · 3917 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004f79. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.