Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Mon, Jul 9, 2018, 8:20 AM CDT (13:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 17 km SSE of Waynoka, 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
2018-07-09 13:20:53 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.539° N, 98.961° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
86°
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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.47 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 3003 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3003 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 15
  4. 2.65 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3002 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.43 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2999 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.04 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2998 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.24 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2998 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.97 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.78 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.74 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.59 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 2995 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.65 km NNE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2993 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2991 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 3.317 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2989 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.15 km SE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2989 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.86 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.23 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.48 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2984 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.54 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2982 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.59 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2978 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2978 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2978 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2976 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.66 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2973 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  32. 3.07 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.47 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2971 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.75 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2971 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2970 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2966 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.42 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2960 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.32 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2959 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.714 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2958 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.69 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 2.95 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3012 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.62 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3014 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3014 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.58 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3016 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3019 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3022 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.04 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3023 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.74 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3024 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.63 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 3026 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.115 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3034 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.87 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3035 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3037 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.98 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3037 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3037 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1,955

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g0c7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.