Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 23 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 8:50 PM CDT (01:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-10-25 01:50:53 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.975° N, 99.424° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.0 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3258 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3255 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3253 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.712 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.7Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.43 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.13 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3251 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.73 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3250 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.94 km W of Amorita, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.57 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3243 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.47 km ENE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3243 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3242 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3241 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.58 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.626 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  18. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.85 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3229 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.48 km ENE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3226 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 3.015 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3224 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3223 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3221 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.05 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3220 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.518 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3219 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3217 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 3.52 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3214 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.97 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3213 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.926 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3210 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.117 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3209 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.52 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3208 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.722 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3208 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.621 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3207 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  35. 3.88 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3205 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 75
  36. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3205 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.58 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3205 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3205 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3262 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.93 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3264 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.31 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3266 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3268 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3271 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.07 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3272 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3273 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3279 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  15. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3282 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3284 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.55 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.65 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000awir. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.