Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 2, 2017, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-08-02 23:51:01 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.405° N, 99.157° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
155°
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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.316 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.62 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3335 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.87 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3334 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.65 km WNW of Drummond, Oklahoma · 3333 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3332 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.26 km W of Isabella, Oklahoma · 3331 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.315 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3330 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3329 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3328 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.721 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3328 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3326 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.126 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3325 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.128 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3325 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3322 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.327 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3316 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.03 km SW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.515 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.23 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
  21. 2.815 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3314 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.810 km SE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3314 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.426 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3314 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.919 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3314 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.73 km SW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3314 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.814 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3313 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.816 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3313 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.515 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3313 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 21
  29. 3.56 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3311 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.59 km E of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3311 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.626 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3310 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.56 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.52 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.627 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.41 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.91 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  40. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3297 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.41 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3296 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3294 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 3.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3288 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.91 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.65 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3284 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.84 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.55 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.56 km S of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 3.18 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3339 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3339 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3340 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.526 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3340 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3341 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.728 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3342 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.425 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3342 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.726 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3343 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3345 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.627 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3345 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.57 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 3346 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.726 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3346 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3347 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.926 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3347 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3348 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.13 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3349 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3350 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  18. 3.126 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.523 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.46 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3353 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a3x3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.