Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 12:15 PM CDT (17:15 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-25 17:15:28 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.449° N, 98.773° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
20

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 181.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005cn3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.