Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 6, 2016, 4:39 AM CST (10:39 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-06 10:39:18 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.539° N, 98.705° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
41

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. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.77 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.85 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.87 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.98 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.5Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.66 km S of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.58 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.56 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.214 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.69 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.612 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 3.15 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.75 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.85 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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