Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 17, 2016, 12:08 AM CST (06:08 UTC), 6 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-12-17 06:08:57 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.533° N, 98.971° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3573 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3572 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3571 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3571 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3570 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3570 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.56 km NNW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3569 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.96 km NNW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3569 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3569 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3568 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3568 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3567 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3567 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3567 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.310 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3566 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3566 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  17. 3.010 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3566 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.57 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3566 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.6Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3562 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 9
  22. 2.87 km S of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 3561 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.66 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3560 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3560 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.65 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3554 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3552 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.3Oklahoma · 3549 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  28. 2.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3548 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.89 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3548 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3548 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 3.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3548 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3548 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3547 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.72 km SW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3547 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3547 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3544 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 6
  37. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3544 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3542 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3542 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.612 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3541 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.57 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3540 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 3.3Oklahoma · 3540 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 3.1Oklahoma · 3536 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.413 km SW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.61 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.613 km SW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.86 km S of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3531 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3531 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3530 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 3.01 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.53 km NNW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.610 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.813 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 3.09 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.57 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 3.210 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  60. 3.27 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.71 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3573 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.67 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3575 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3577 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.217 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3579 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.5Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.29 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.46 km SSW of Enid, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 101
  9. 2.64 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3583 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3585 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3585 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3588 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3589 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3589 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3589 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.74 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3591 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3593 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.88 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3593 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.67 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3594 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3594 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200081ty. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.