Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 14, 2016, 10:56 AM CST (16:56 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-14 16:56:14 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.492° N, 98.728° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
117°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 184 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.84 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.92 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.52 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3879 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3879 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.318 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.87 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.115 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.6Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.97 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3878 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.914 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.94 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.9Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.922 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.722 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.518 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  38. 3.117 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  39. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.02 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3875 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.91 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.910 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.717 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.117 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.910 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  5. 3.54 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 27
  6. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 3.817 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
  10. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.4Kansas · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 11
  18. 2.5Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.2Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000505b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.