Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 17, 2016, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-08-17 13:47:22 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.671° N, 97.090° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.86 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.76 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.76 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.411 km WNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.310 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.08 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.410 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.60 km E of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.84 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 9
  19. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.94 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 18
  22. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.814 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  26. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.66 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.69 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 61
  30. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.95 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  32. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.78 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.59 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.67 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.910 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.015 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.213 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.813 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.65 km SSE of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.52 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006eey. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.