Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 18, 2017, 3:07 AM CDT (08:07 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-08-18 08:07:28 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.720° N, 95.922° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59 km NE of Ashland, Oklahoma · 3311 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km WNW of Kiowa, Oklahoma · 3323 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.15 km NNW of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 3331 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.54 km SW of Byng, Oklahoma · 3334 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a9av. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.