Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 2:32 AM CST (08:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-02-17 08:32:16 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.465° N, 98.757° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
114°
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. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.0Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.918 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.116 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.01 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.718 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  21. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.812 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.915 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  30. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.2Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  33. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.8Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050ts. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.