Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 20, 2017, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-09-20 23:54:54 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.533° N, 98.971° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.7 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.91 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.65 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3284 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.84 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.55 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.56 km S of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.80 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3274 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.85 km SW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3273 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3273 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.67 km WNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3267 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.07 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3266 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3265 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3264 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3263 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 3263 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 3263 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3262 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.31 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.93 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3256 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.923 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3254 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  30. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  31. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3249 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.712 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 3.12 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  35. 3.7Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.43 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  37. 3.13 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.73 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.94 km W of Amorita, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.52 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.57 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.47 km ENE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3236 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3235 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.58 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3235 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.626 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  49. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.52 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3232 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  51. 2.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3231 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.66 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3230 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.45 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3230 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 3.14 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3230 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.36 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3229 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.55 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.65 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3294 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.41 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3296 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3297 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.91 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.41 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.627 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.52 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.56 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3302 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.626 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3311 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000as7q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.