Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 9 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 12:38 PM CST (18:38 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-12-10 18:38:34 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.536° N, 98.972° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 70.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007zu5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.