Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 18 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 9:50 AM CDT (14:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-21 14:50:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.441° N, 98.778° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.612 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.15 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.75 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.85 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.810 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
  32. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.55 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.111 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.59 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.93 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.322 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.85 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.64 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2

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