Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 29, 2016, 5:26 PM CST (23:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-29 23:26:39 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.439° N, 98.781° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
21

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. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.2Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.8Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.77 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.85 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.87 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.98 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.5Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.66 km S of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.58 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004tr2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.