Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas on Sun, Mar 17, 2019, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km W of South Haven, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-17 05:04:18 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.914° N, 98.125° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km W of South Haven, Kansas · 2746 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.82 km WSW of Anthony, Kansas · 2745 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.62 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2744 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.54 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2744 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 11
  5. 1.74 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 11
  8. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.721 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2739 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.64 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 2739 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.59 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.49 km ESE of Bison, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.56 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.314 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.910 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.214 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.15 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.89 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2735 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.82 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2733 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.97 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.42 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.90 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.89 km WSW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.62 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.62 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.91 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.77 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2731 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.26 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.86 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.89 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2729 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.57 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.54 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 2728 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2728 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.08 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2728 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.62 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.82 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.67 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.98 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.93 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.89 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.35 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.713 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.66 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2725 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2725 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2725 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.74 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2725 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.92 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 2724 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.74 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2723 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.00 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.53 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2747 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.611 km W of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.77 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.89 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.38 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.33 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2749 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2749 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.54 km NNW of Danville, Kansas · 2749 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2749 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2749 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.3Oklahoma · 2749 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.72 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2750 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2751 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.0Oklahoma · 2752 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.22 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2753 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019fhkt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.