Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 15, 2018, 12:09 AM CST (06:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-12-15 06:09:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.448° N, 98.778° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
28°
Stations used
78

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 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2836 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.66 km NW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2835 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2835 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.10 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2830 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.92 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.15 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  7. 3.03 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.05 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.26 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.62 km SE of Hennessey, OK · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.410 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.08 km NNW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2819 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.219 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.04 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2816 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.93 km SE of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2816 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.511 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.38 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.56 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2808 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.18 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2805 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.04 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2804 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.14 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2802 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 3.34 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 8
  24. 2.46 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2800 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.02 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2797 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.310 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 2793 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.35 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2791 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.38 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2790 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.11 km ESE of Hazelton, Kansas · 2790 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.55 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2789 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.39 km ESE of Bison, Oklahoma · 2787 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.96 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2784 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.51 km N of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2783 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.39 km ENE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2782 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.3Oklahoma · 2782 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.27 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2781 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.214 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2780 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.913 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2839 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2839 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2841 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 2842 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2844 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2844 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.715 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.04 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.75 km WNW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.62 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.35 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 2849 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.81 km E of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.21 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.61 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.91 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2853 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2854 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2856 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000itsm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.