Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 1 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 28, 2016, 10:16 PM CDT (03:16 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-08-29 03:16:16 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.680° N, 97.070° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
46°
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. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.95 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.78 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.59 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.67 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.910 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.015 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.213 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.813 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.65 km SSE of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.52 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.5Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.51 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.47 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  38. 1.79 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 3.2Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.65 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.75 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.3Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.91 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  46. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.114 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.74 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.33 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.311 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  60. 3.21 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 18

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006uxs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.