Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 2:07 PM CDT (19:07 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-19 19:07:48 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.455° N, 98.766° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.56 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.214 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.612 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.15 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.75 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.85 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.810 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  50. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  55. 2.55 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.111 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.59 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.93 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005b23. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.