M2.4 earthquake 3 km WNW of Kiowa, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Kiowa, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 18, 2017, 3:05 AM CDT (08:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-18 08:05:47 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.737° N, 95.930° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.5Oklahoma · 3328 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
- 2.59 km NE of Ashland, Oklahoma · 3316 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOklahoma earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a9au. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.