Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 24, 2016, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-07-24 23:36:06 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.451° N, 98.771° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people 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 1.5 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.66 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3708 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.519 km SE of Waynoka, OK · 3704 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3703 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  10. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.612 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.66 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.611 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.26 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.911 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 3.34 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.01 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.813 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.85 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.65 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.93 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.75 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 3.63 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 29
  29. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 2.413 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.512 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3692 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.713 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.610 km ENE of Bison, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.13 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.910 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.57 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.73 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.66 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 15
  43. 2.92 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.51 km WSW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.522 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.28 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3680 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.98 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3679 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 24
  57. 2.810 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 3.06 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.66 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 3.18 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.57 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.512 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.97 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.47 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.46 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.5Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.93 km WNW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.86 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.59 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.95 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.86 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.03 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.85 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006hb8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.