Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 22 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 8, 2016, 8:34 AM CST (14:34 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-08 14:34:13 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.446° N, 98.691° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
101°
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. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 14
  2. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.014 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.95 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.53 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.43 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.0Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  21. 1.918 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 3.116 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.01 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  30. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.718 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  34. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.812 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.915 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 3.2Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 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 us20004yqh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.