Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 0 km WNW of Bison, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 0 km WNW of Bison, Oklahoma on Sun, Oct 7, 2018, 11:56 PM CDT (04:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-08 04:56:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.198° N, 97.899° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
33°
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: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2905 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.62 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 10
  4. 2.86 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2903 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.85 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2903 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.2Kansas · 2903 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.79 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.94 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.84 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.74 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.08 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.25 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.75 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2899 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.68 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2899 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.76 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2897 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.95 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2897 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.75 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2897 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.34 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2897 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.84 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2896 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.54 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2896 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.34 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2896 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2895 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2895 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.10 km W of Chester, Oklahoma · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.00 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2889 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2886 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.65 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 2886 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.64 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2885 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.50 km SE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2883 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.52 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2880 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.63 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2879 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.011 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2878 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.7Oklahoma · 2878 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.911 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2877 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.611 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2877 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.311 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2876 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2875 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2874 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.45 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2874 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.78 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 3.09 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2870 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 13
  47. 2.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2870 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2869 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 3.30 km SSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2869 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 60
  50. 2.58 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2869 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.91 km S of Medford, Oklahoma · 2867 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.915 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2867 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 3.011 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2866 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.74 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2866 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 33
  55. 2.67 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 34
  56. 2.613 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2865 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  57. 3.010 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2865 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  58. 2.94 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2862 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2862 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2862 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.51 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2907 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.31 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2911 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.00 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2912 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.50 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2912 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.71 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.60 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.90 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2913 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.72 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.81 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.49 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.91 km SSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.60 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.30 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 8
  19. 3.01 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.04 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2918 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000h8md. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.