Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Fri, Apr 8, 2016, 2:17 PM CDT (19:17 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-08 19:17:30 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.450° N, 98.770° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.67 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.012 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.113 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.08 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.615 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.318 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.218 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.89 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.78 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.59 km ESE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 3.022 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.61 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.812 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 3.07 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.55 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 3.211 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.72 km NNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  52. 3.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.99 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 3.713 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 3.6Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  60. 3.05 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.13 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.56 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.86 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.74 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.55 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.64 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.518 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.61 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.32 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ggt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.