Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km N of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km N of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-06-25 01:32:21 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.890° N, 99.632° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
20
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

20 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 3.1 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3374 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3372 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3372 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.8Oklahoma · 3372 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.6Oklahoma · 3369 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3360 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.523 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.126 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3350 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3348 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.926 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3348 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3347 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.726 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3346 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.627 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3345 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3345 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.726 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3343 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.425 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3342 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.728 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3342 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3341 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.526 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3341 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3340 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3339 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.18 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3339 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  24. 2.65 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3338 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 3.316 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
  27. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3332 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.315 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3330 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3329 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3328 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.721 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3328 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  32. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3327 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.126 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3325 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  34. 3.128 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3325 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3322 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3378 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.17 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3380 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.52 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3381 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.62 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3382 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.70 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3383 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.55 km W of Alva, Oklahoma · 3387 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.4Oklahoma · 3391 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3393 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.115 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3393 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  10. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3394 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.89 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3396 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.713 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3397 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.913 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3397 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3399 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3399 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3400 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3400 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3400 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3400 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3401 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009pje. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.