Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 11:47 AM CDT (16:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 4 km N of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-16 16:47:46 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.456° N, 98.762° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
22

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.8Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.77 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.85 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.87 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.98 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.5Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.66 km S of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.58 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.56 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.214 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.612 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 3.15 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005a78. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.