Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 16, 2018, 7:17 AM CST (13:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-02-16 13:17:19 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.524° N, 98.962° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13
  2. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
  4. 3.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 11
  5. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3137 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3133 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.77 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  12. 3.83 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3122 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 124
  13. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  14. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3115 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.022 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.727 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3112 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.822 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.38 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.16 km WNW of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.55 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.514 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.615 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.51 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.16 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3089 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.823 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3087 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3083 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3083 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  38. 3.116 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3080 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.711 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.55 km SSE of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3155 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.8Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d36y. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.