Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 17 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 6:49 AM CDT (11:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-16 11:49:03 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.519° N, 98.696° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
55°
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. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.69 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.612 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.15 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.75 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.85 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.810 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  35. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.55 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.111 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.95 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.59 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.93 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 3.322 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.85 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.64 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005a5h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.