Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma on Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 8:49 AM CDT (13:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-18 13:49:09 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.474° N, 97.740° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hgdm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.