Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 29, 2016, 6:16 AM CST (12:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-29 12:16:00 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.444° N, 98.793° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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 1.8 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
74

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. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.812 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.915 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.2Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.8Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.77 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.85 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.87 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.98 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.5Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 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 us10004tkc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.