Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 2:36 PM CDT (19:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-06-27 19:36:13 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.464° N, 98.765° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 133.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200067ag. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.