Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma on Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 8:31 AM CDT (13:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-18 13:31:29 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.667° N, 98.762° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2987 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.59 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2984 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.65 km NNE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2983 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.317 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.15 km SE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.35 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.85 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.86 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2976 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.23 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.72 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 2974 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.48 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.54 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.24 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2971 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.59 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2970 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 3.45 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 17
  24. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2966 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2965 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2964 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.05 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2964 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2964 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.66 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.55 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.04 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.25 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2962 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.07 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.47 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.75 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2960 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2953 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.42 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2950 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.93 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2950 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.32 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2949 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.93 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.43 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.714 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2947 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.06 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2947 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.69 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.94 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.55 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2933 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 3.08 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2930 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.50 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2930 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.12 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2929 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.78 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.97 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.24 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.04 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.43 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2989 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2990 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.65 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2992 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2993 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 15
  9. 2.47 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2993 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.64 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2994 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.15 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.68 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2997 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.62 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3000 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.03 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3001 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.95 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3002 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.62 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.58 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3006 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3009 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g7xi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.