Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 1 km S of Chester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km S of Chester, Oklahoma on Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 8:12 AM CDT (13:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km N of Dover, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-09-12 13:12:11 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.206° N, 98.920° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.41 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3298 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3294 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3294 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3294 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3294 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3294 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.55 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3293 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3293 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.91 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.65 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3288 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3286 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.84 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3285 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.55 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3285 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.56 km S of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3284 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3283 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3279 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  21. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3279 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3279 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  23. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3279 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3278 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.85 km SW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3277 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3277 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.67 km WNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3269 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3268 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 3.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.31 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3264 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.93 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3262 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.923 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3259 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  40. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3256 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  41. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3253 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  42. 3.15 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.95 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 73
  44. 3.05 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 3.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.25 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.85 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 3.74 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3251 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 10
  55. 3.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3251 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.34 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3251 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.712 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3251 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 3.12 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3251 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.54 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3250 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 3.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3250 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.41 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3303 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.627 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3304 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.52 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.56 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.66 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3310 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3310 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.76 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3314 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.626 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.59 km E of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.56 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.515 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 21
  14. 2.816 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.36 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.814 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3318 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.73 km SW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3318 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.919 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3318 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.426 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3318 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.810 km SE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3318 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000akri. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC.