M1.8 earthquake 2 km NNW of Blanchard, Oklahoma
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Blanchard, Oklahoma on Thu, Nov 27, 1986, 12:12 AM CST (06:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 15 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (mblg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-27 06:12:15 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.158° N, 97.671° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.4Oklahoma · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.610 km E of Konawa, Oklahoma · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.80 km SW of Bowlegs, Oklahoma · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.68 km SSW of Wynnewood, Oklahoma · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.92 km E of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.37 km WSW of Katie, Oklahoma · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.33 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.115 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 14493 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030ed. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.