Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 18, 2017, 7:08 AM CST (13:08 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-01-18 13:08:17 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.474° N, 98.828° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 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 2.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3533 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.3Oklahoma · 3533 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3530 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.1Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.35 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.413 km SW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.61 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.613 km SW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.78 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.54 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.86 km S of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.01 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.53 km NNW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.610 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.813 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.09 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3521 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.18 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3520 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.65 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3519 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.57 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3519 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.210 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3518 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  25. 3.27 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3517 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3517 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.86 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3514 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.5Oklahoma · 3513 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 3.014 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3513 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3511 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.13 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3510 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.716 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3510 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.6Oklahoma · 3508 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.58 km W of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.75 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.59 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.77 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3501 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 3.19 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3500 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.712 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3500 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3500 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.817 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3498 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.517 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3498 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3497 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3497 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 3.06 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3497 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.75 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3495 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3492 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3492 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3492 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3492 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3492 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 3.115 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3492 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.810 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 3.39 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  56. 3.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  57. 3.311 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3490 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.70 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3490 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.88 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3488 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3540 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.72 km SW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3540 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3541 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3541 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3541 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3541 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.89 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3541 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3541 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.3Oklahoma · 3542 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3545 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.65 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3547 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3550 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.67 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3550 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.08 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3551 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3553 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007txd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.