M2.8 earthquake 8 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 11, 2018, 10:02 PM CST

UTC

2018-12-12 04:02:01 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.538° N, 98.952° W

Region

Oklahoma

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

69

• Waynoka, OklahomaPopulation 966. Forecast8 kmSW
• Woodward, OklahomaPopulation 12,993. Forecast41 kmENE
• Oklahoma City, OklahomaPopulation 681,054. Forecast176 kmNW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast449 kmNNW

After

1. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Dec 13, 11:22 PM CST · 2840 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Dec 14, 11:45 AM CST · 2839 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
3. 3.117 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Dec 15, 12:09 AM CST · 2839 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
4. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaMon, Dec 17, 1:42 AM CST · 2837 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
5. 2.66 km NW of Goltry, OklahomaMon, Dec 17, 10:52 PM CST · 2836 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
6. 3.10 km SE of Wakita, OklahomaSat, Dec 22, 5:20 PM CST · 2831 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
7. 3.15 km ESE of Cleo Springs, OklahomaFri, Dec 28, 6:32 AM CST · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
8. 2.05 km ESE of Cleo Springs, OklahomaSun, Dec 30, 2:50 AM CST · 2824 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.26 km ESE of Cleo Springs, OklahomaSun, Dec 30, 4:46 AM CST · 2824 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.410 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaWed, Jan 2, 3:42 AM CST · 2821 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.08 km NNW of Meno, OklahomaThu, Jan 3, 1:09 AM CST · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.219 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Jan 3, 10:26 PM CST · 2819 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
13. 3.04 km ESE of Meno, OklahomaSun, Jan 6, 4:38 AM CST · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
14. 1.93 km SE of Ringwood, OklahomaSun, Jan 6, 6:23 AM CST · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.511 km ESE of Watonga, OklahomaMon, Jan 7, 8:43 AM CST · 2816 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.38 km SW of Goltry, OklahomaMon, Jan 7, 11:16 AM CST · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
17. 2.04 km NE of Cherokee, OklahomaFri, Jan 18, 8:41 AM CST · 2805 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.14 km NW of Chester, OklahomaSun, Jan 20, 4:55 AM CST · 2803 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
19. 3.34 km ESE of Meno, OklahomaSun, Jan 20, 11:27 PM CST · 2802 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 8
20. 2.46 km NNE of Quinlan, OklahomaTue, Jan 22, 4:48 AM CST · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.02 km NW of Jet, OklahomaThu, Jan 24, 10:00 PM CST · 2798 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
22. 2.310 km SSE of Waldron, KansasTue, Jan 29, 8:26 AM CST · 2794 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
23. 2.35 km N of Ames, OklahomaWed, Jan 30, 4:49 PM CST · 2792 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
24. 2.38 km SW of Goltry, OklahomaThu, Jan 31, 4:25 PM CST · 2791 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
25. 2.11 km ESE of Hazelton, KansasFri, Feb 1, 6:20 AM CST · 2791 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
26. 2.55 km NNE of Okeene, OklahomaSat, Feb 2, 5:51 AM CST · 2790 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
27. 2.96 km NNE of Cherokee, OklahomaThu, Feb 7, 9:54 AM CST · 2784 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
28. 2.51 km N of Goltry, OklahomaFri, Feb 8, 7:02 AM CST · 2784 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
29. 2.39 km ENE of Carmen, OklahomaSat, Feb 9, 3:39 AM CST · 2783 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
30. 2.3OklahomaSat, Feb 9, 12:47 PM CST · 2782 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 2.68 km SE of Byron, OklahomaMon, Dec 10, 3:42 PM CST · 2843 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Dec 9, 12:14 AM CST · 2845 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Dec 8, 6:55 PM CST · 2845 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.715 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Dec 8, 9:53 AM CST · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.75 km WNW of Carmen, OklahomaWed, Dec 5, 5:23 AM CST · 2849 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
6. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Dec 4, 8:02 PM CST · 2849 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.21 km S of Chester, OklahomaSat, Dec 1, 6:34 PM CST · 2852 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.61 km S of Chester, OklahomaSat, Dec 1, 6:51 AM CST · 2853 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.91 km S of Chester, OklahomaSat, Dec 1, 6:34 AM CST · 2853 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaWed, Nov 28, 4:12 PM CST · 2855 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Nov 27, 1:01 PM CST · 2856 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.73 km SE of Meno, OklahomaSat, Nov 24, 11:16 PM CST · 2859 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.89 km NE of Thomas, OklahomaWed, Nov 21, 9:26 PM CST · 2862 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.74 km NNE of Cherokee, OklahomaSat, Nov 17, 9:13 AM CST · 2866 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 33
15. 2.58 km ESE of Manchester, OklahomaWed, Nov 14, 1:09 AM CST · 2870 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Nov 13, 2:28 PM CST · 2870 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000isp5. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.