M1.8 earthquake 11 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma on Wed, Nov 26, 1986, 2:53 PM CST (20:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 0 km SW of Bowlegs, 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
- 1986-11-26 20:53:38 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.957° N, 97.526° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.93 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.82 km NNW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.4Oklahoma · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.610 km E of Konawa, Oklahoma · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.80 km SW of Bowlegs, Oklahoma · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.68 km SSW of Wynnewood, Oklahoma · 14524 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.92 km E of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.37 km WSW of Katie, Oklahoma · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.33 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030e1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.