Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 17 km W of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 17 km W of Aline, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 12, 2018, 9:11 AM CST (15:11 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-12 15:11:55 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.511° N, 98.644° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.95 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.18 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.813 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.43 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.63 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.93 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.8Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.76 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3158 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3156 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.55 km SSE of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.74 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  30. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 26
  32. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.71 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.84 km NW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3150 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.77 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 11
  41. 2.36 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 3.06 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  43. 3.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.45 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.96 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  47. 1.76 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3148 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.76 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 3.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 14
  50. 2.58 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.82 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 13
  53. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.711 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 13

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 2.50 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3177 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.75 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3179 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3179 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.41 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3180 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3180 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.59 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3181 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.81 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3185 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3185 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  14. 2.43 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3185 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.5Oklahoma · 3186 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  16. 2.64 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3187 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.33 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3187 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3187 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.23 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3187 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  20. 2.48 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3188 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000civs. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.