Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 2:12 AM CST (08:12 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-17 08:12:14 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.479° N, 98.735° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
115°
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 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3880 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.914 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.94 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.9Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.922 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.722 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.518 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  14. 3.117 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3878 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.02 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3877 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3877 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.91 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3877 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.910 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.717 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.117 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.918 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 3.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 10
  51. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.95 km SW of Bluff City, KS · 3875 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.85 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.65 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.815 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.6Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.115 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.87 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.318 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.52 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.92 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.84 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  17. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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