Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 26, 2018, 10:10 AM CST (16:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 14 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-26 16:10:46 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.536° N, 98.968° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
220°, 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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.8Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3158 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.55 km SSE of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.711 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 13
  17. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8
  19. 3.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 11
  20. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3133 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3130 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.77 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  27. 3.83 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 124
  28. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3121 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  29. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3119 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.022 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.727 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.822 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.38 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.16 km WNW of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 5
  37. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.55 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.514 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.813 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 3.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3186 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cpu8. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.