M2.8 earthquake 15 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Mar 9, 2017, 1:42 PM CST

UTC

2017-03-09 19:42:35 UTC

Depth

3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.868° N, 98.818° W

Region

Oklahoma

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

0

• Alva, OklahomaPopulation 5,180. Forecast15 kmWNW
• Woodward, OklahomaPopulation 12,993. Forecast70 kmNE
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast160 kmSW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast480 kmNNW

After

1. 2.87 km NE of Attica, KansasThu, Mar 9, 4:06 PM CST · 3483 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
2. 3.29 km W of Bluff City, KansasThu, Mar 9, 5:49 PM CST · 3483 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
3. 2.56 km NE of Attica, KansasThu, Mar 9, 9:25 PM CST · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.9OklahomaFri, Mar 10, 1:12 PM CST · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
5. 1.63 km E of Harper, KansasSat, Mar 11, 6:03 AM CST · 3482 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.56 km E of Byron, OklahomaSat, Mar 11, 7:00 PM CST · 3481 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
7. 2.45 km SE of Freeport, KansasSun, Mar 12, 1:10 AM CST · 3481 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.05 km SE of Freeport, KansasSun, Mar 12, 1:56 AM CST · 3481 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.85 km SE of Freeport, KansasSun, Mar 12, 3:33 AM CDT · 3481 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.25 km SE of Freeport, KansasSun, Mar 12, 6:28 AM CDT · 3481 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.45 km WNW of Medford, OklahomaSun, Mar 12, 2:56 PM CDT · 3481 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.512 km S of Freedom, OklahomaMon, Mar 13, 3:24 AM CDT · 3480 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.55 km SE of Freeport, KansasMon, Mar 13, 3:27 AM CDT · 3480 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.55 km SE of Freeport, KansasMon, Mar 13, 4:36 AM CDT · 3480 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.07 km ENE of Attica, KansasTue, Mar 14, 3:32 AM CDT · 3479 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.58 km SW of Bluff City, KansasTue, Mar 14, 6:10 AM CDT · 3479 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
17. 3.15 km NW of Lahoma, OklahomaTue, Mar 14, 11:51 PM CDT · 3478 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.65 km SSW of Bluff City, KansasWed, Mar 15, 11:22 AM CDT · 3478 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.05 km SSE of Freeport, KansasWed, Mar 15, 3:04 PM CDT · 3478 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.7KansasWed, Mar 15, 5:21 PM CDT · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
21. 1.95 km SSE of Freeport, KansasWed, Mar 15, 10:10 PM CDT · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
22. 3.82 km NNW of Lambert, OklahomaThu, Mar 16, 3:57 AM CDT · 3477 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
23. 2.68 km SW of Goltry, OklahomaThu, Mar 16, 2:51 PM CDT · 3477 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
24. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Mar 17, 6:39 AM CDT · 3476 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
25. 2.96 km NW of Jet, OklahomaFri, Mar 17, 3:09 PM CDT · 3476 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
26. 2.97 km S of Dacoma, OklahomaSat, Mar 18, 2:03 AM CDT · 3475 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
27. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, OklahomaMon, Mar 20, 10:13 AM CDT · 3473 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
28. 3.110 km SSE of Waldron, KansasMon, Mar 20, 1:47 PM CDT · 3473 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
29. 2.510 km SSE of Waldron, KansasMon, Mar 20, 3:22 PM CDT · 3473 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
30. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, KansasTue, Mar 21, 9:29 AM CDT · 3472 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.613 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Mar 22, 8:22 AM CDT · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
32. 2.813 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Mar 22, 8:36 AM CDT · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
33. 2.714 km WNW of Canton, OklahomaThu, Mar 23, 12:02 AM CDT · 3470 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
34. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Mar 23, 1:56 AM CDT · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
35. 2.92 km NNW of Lambert, OklahomaFri, Mar 24, 3:30 AM CDT · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Mar 24, 10:35 PM CDT · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
37. 3.84 km ENE of Pond Creek, OklahomaSat, Mar 25, 3:38 PM CDT · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 64
38. 2.513 km SSE of Freedom, OklahomaMon, Mar 27, 12:32 AM CDT · 3466 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
39. 3.015 km WNW of Canton, OklahomaMon, Mar 27, 11:25 PM CDT · 3465 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
40. 2.715 km WNW of Canton, OklahomaTue, Mar 28, 8:46 AM CDT · 3465 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
41. 2.710 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Mar 28, 6:49 PM CDT · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
42. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, OklahomaWed, Mar 29, 5:42 AM CDT · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
43. 3.07 km S of Byron, OklahomaSun, Apr 2, 3:10 AM CDT · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
44. 2.512 km SSE of Waldron, KansasSun, Apr 2, 11:42 AM CDT · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
45. 2.81 km ESE of Medicine Lodge, KansasSun, Apr 2, 6:14 PM CDT · 3459 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
46. 2.75 km SSE of Pond Creek, OklahomaSun, Apr 2, 11:23 PM CDT · 3459 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
47. 2.28 km NNW of Wakita, OklahomaMon, Apr 3, 2:38 PM CDT · 3459 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
48. 2.510 km SSE of Waldron, KansasTue, Apr 4, 5:04 AM CDT · 3458 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
49. 2.69 km ESE of Wakita, OklahomaTue, Apr 4, 11:03 AM CDT · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
50. 2.72 km NNW of Lambert, OklahomaTue, Apr 4, 7:34 PM CDT · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
51. 2.94 km WNW of Ringwood, OklahomaTue, Apr 4, 9:39 PM CDT · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
52. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, OklahomaTue, Apr 4, 9:54 PM CDT · 3457 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
53. 2.56 km SW of Goltry, OklahomaWed, Apr 5, 3:13 AM CDT · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
54. 3.35 km SSE of Helena, OklahomaWed, Apr 5, 3:14 AM CDT · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
55. 2.615 km WNW of Alva, OklahomaWed, Apr 5, 8:28 AM CDT · 3457 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
56. 2.09 km W of Bluff City, KansasWed, Apr 5, 10:13 PM CDT · 3456 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
57. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, KansasThu, Apr 6, 9:44 PM CDT · 3455 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
58. 3.29 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Apr 7, 3:01 AM CDT · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
59. 3.117 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Apr 7, 5:13 AM CDT · 3455 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
60. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Apr 7, 5:16 AM CDT · 3455 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

1. 2.47 km ENE of Attica, KansasThu, Mar 9, 1:54 AM CST · 3484 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
2. 3.810 km S of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Mar 8, 4:30 PM CST · 3484 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
3. 2.513 km WNW of Canton, OklahomaWed, Mar 8, 11:14 AM CST · 3485 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.613 km WNW of Canton, OklahomaWed, Mar 8, 3:57 AM CST · 3485 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.16 km E of Manchester, OklahomaTue, Mar 7, 11:32 AM CST · 3486 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.88 km SSE of Byron, OklahomaTue, Mar 7, 6:06 AM CST · 3486 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
7. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Mar 4, 9:14 PM CST · 3488 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.79 km SSE of Anthony, KansasSat, Mar 4, 8:03 PM CST · 3488 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.88 km SSE of Byron, OklahomaSat, Mar 4, 11:52 AM CST · 3489 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.70 km WSW of Wakita, OklahomaFri, Mar 3, 8:33 AM CST · 3490 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.75 km SSW of Bluff City, KansasFri, Mar 3, 8:19 AM CST · 3490 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
12. 3.311 km S of Freedom, OklahomaThu, Mar 2, 8:38 PM CST · 3490 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
13. 3.510 km NE of Quinlan, OklahomaThu, Mar 2, 2:27 PM CST · 3491 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
14. 3.39 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Mar 2, 10:43 AM CST · 3491 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
15. 1.75 km SSE of Freeport, KansasWed, Mar 1, 7:41 PM CST · 3491 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.810 km WSW of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Mar 1, 7:10 PM CST · 3491 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
17. 3.115 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Mar 1, 1:49 PM CST · 3492 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
18. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Mar 1, 4:29 AM CST · 3492 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
19. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Mar 1, 3:16 AM CST · 3492 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Mar 1, 2:45 AM CST · 3492 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100087yx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.