Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 28 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 16, 2018, 9:53 AM CST (15:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-02-16 15:53:06 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.955° N, 99.348° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 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 2.3 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3133 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3129 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.83 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 124
  8. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3120 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  9. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3119 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.022 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.727 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.822 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.38 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.16 km WNW of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.514 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.615 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.51 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3091 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.16 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3091 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.823 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3089 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3085 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3084 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 13
  2. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3156 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3158 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.8Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d38m. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.