M3.3 earthquake 22 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 182.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005d8d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.