Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma on Thu, Mar 23, 2017, 12:28 PM CDT (17:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-23 17:28:46 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.902° N, 98.283° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
65°
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: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.92 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.56 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 13
  8. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  9. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.84 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 64
  13. 2.58 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.48 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.015 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.715 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.710 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.63 km S of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.78 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3461 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3461 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3461 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.75 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  37. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  38. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 12
  39. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.72 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.94 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.82 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.42 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.56 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 3.35 km SSE of Helena, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 3.29 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3454 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.51 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  57. 2.76 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3450 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.26 km NE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3449 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.36 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3448 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.57 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 12

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.714 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.50 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3473 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.97 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3475 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.65 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.68 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.82 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.74 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.49 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.15 km NW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3479 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.26 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.73 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3484 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008u3d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.