Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-29 08:55:21 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.135° N, 96.843° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
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: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.29 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3462 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3462 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3462 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3462 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3462 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3462 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3461 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.75 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3461 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 12
  17. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.82 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.42 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.710 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3456 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 278
  23. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.02 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3454 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3453 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3453 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  28. 2.76 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3450 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
  30. 3.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3450 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.57 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3448 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 12
  32. 3.17 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3447 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.87 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3447 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.83 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3447 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  35. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.56 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.51 km SSE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.87 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  40. 3.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3441 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.0Oklahoma · 3441 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3441 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
  44. 2.63 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3439 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 3.07 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
  47. 2.97 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
  48. 2.33 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3438 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 3.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 15
  50. 2.35 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 8
  51. 3.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  52. 3.0Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6
  53. 2.51 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.12 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3435 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3435 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 3.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 15
  57. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3433 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.79 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3433 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3433 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.63 km S of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.89 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  11. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 13
  12. 2.56 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.13 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.59 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.78 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 37

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008vk8. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.