The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 4 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Watonga, the biggest of them M2.2. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Watonga came at 0.1× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Watonga — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.1 of Feb 13, 2016, 17:07 UTC: 18 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma.
How we figure this: 4 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 66.2 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Watonga
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0.6 | 5 km W of Chickasha, Oklahoma | Nov 01, 2026, 01:50 AM | 11 km | 96 km SSE |
| M0.3 | 5 km NNE of Gracemont, Oklahoma | Oct 31, 2026, 09:17 PM | 20 km | 69 km SSE |
| M0.5 | 4 km WNW of Chickasha, Oklahoma | Oct 31, 2026, 09:05 PM | 13 km | 95 km SSE |
| M0.8 | 6 km W of Chickasha, Oklahoma | Oct 31, 2026, 10:17 AM | 10 km | 94 km SSE |
| M0.8 | 5 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma | Oct 31, 2026, 01:35 AM | 9 km | 49 km ENE |
| M1.0 | 3 km WNW of Gracemont, Oklahoma | Oct 29, 2026, 09:46 PM | 8 km | 72 km S |
| M1.2 | 4 km WNW of Gracemont, Oklahoma | Oct 29, 2026, 05:48 PM | 16 km | 71 km S |
| M1.3 | 3 km NNE of Gracemont, Oklahoma | Oct 27, 2026, 11:42 PM | 14 km | 71 km SSE |
| M1.1 | 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma | Oct 27, 2026, 04:47 AM | 8 km | 75 km NNW |
| M1.8 | 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma | Oct 27, 2026, 04:22 AM | 8 km | 75 km NNW |
Earthquakes per year near Watonga (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Watonga
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 274 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Watonga (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.1 | 18 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma | Feb 13, 2016, 17:07 UTC | 76 km |
| M4.7 | 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma | Jan 07, 2016, 04:27 UTC | 78 km |
| M4.7 | 4 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma | Nov 19, 2015, 07:42 UTC | 91 km |
| M4.6 | 8 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma | Apr 09, 2018, 10:22 UTC | 86 km |
| M4.6 | 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma | Apr 07, 2018, 12:16 UTC | 95 km |
| M4.5 | 4 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma | Jul 27, 2015, 18:12 UTC | 77 km |
| M4.5 | 8 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma | Dec 07, 2013, 18:10 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.4 | 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma | Jul 09, 2016, 02:04 UTC | 75 km |
Nearby places
Geary, OK (25 km) · Okeene, OK (31 km) · Thomas, OK (32 km) · Weatherford, OK (44 km) · Kingfisher, OK (43 km) · Hinton, OK (42 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.