Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Thu, May 18, 2017, 10:54 PM CDT (03:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-19 03:54:29 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.457° N, 98.793° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 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 4.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
49°
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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.519 km WSW of Hardtner, Kansas · 3424 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.99 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3421 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.610 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3421 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.39 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3421 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.11 km W of Chester, Oklahoma · 3415 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.51 km W of Chester, Oklahoma · 3415 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3414 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 3.015 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3414 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.715 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.015 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3413 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.29 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3413 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.21 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3412 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3412 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3412 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3411 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3411 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 6
  19. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3411 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3411 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3411 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.97 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3409 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.913 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3408 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.713 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3408 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.89 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3408 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3408 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3406 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.56 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3405 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 3.26 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3405 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6
  30. 3.115 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3405 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3404 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.18 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3403 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 3.4Oklahoma · 3403 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.55 km W of Alva, Oklahoma · 3399 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3398 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3396 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.09 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3394 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.70 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3394 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.62 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3393 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.56 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3393 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.52 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3393 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.17 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3392 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3390 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  44. 2.41 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3389 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.86 km N of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3388 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 20
  46. 2.2Oklahoma · 3386 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.310 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3385 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 3.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3383 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3383 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.8Oklahoma · 3383 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 3.12 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3381 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.6Oklahoma · 3380 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.63 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3380 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.74 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3379 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.85 km SSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3377 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.15 km SSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3376 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 11
  57. 2.810 km NW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3376 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.113 km NW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3376 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.511 km NW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3376 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.713 km NW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3375 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 3.215 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3425 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.71 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3425 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.71 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 9
  5. 2.52 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.62 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.83 km W of Chester, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.21 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.52 km W of Chester, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.72 km W of Chester, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 142
  15. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.52 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3432 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008th7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.