Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 18, 2017, 7:26 AM CDT (12:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km W of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-07-18 12:26:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.620° N, 98.413° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3352 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3351 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.523 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.126 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3350 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.13 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3349 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.65 km S of Harper, Kansas · 3349 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3349 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3349 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.39 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 3348 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.926 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3348 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3347 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.85 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3347 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.726 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3346 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.57 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 3346 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.627 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3346 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3345 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.16 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 3345 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.45 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3345 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.011 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3344 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.910 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3344 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.610 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3344 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.76 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3344 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.726 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3344 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
  25. 1.710 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3343 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.425 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3342 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3342 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.728 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3342 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3342 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.57 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3342 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.57 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3342 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.77 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3342 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.87 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3341 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3341 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.710 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3341 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.526 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3341 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.510 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3341 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3340 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.77 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3340 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.57 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3340 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.310 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3340 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
  42. 1.510 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3339 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3339 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.410 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3339 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.010 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3339 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.910 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3339 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 3.18 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3339 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  48. 1.611 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3339 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.910 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3339 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.710 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3338 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.712 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3338 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.65 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3338 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3338 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 3.316 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3338 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 7
  55. 2.310 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3337 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.310 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3337 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  57. 1.712 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3337 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.62 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3336 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  59. 3.210 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  60. 3.410 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 14

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009xgi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.