Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 18, 2018, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-03-18 23:36:35 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.830° N, 99.727° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
130°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km WNW of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.514 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.615 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.16 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.823 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3088 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3084 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3084 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.814 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3078 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  18. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3070 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3067 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3067 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3066 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.414 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3065 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3058 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3058 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.822 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.727 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3112 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.022 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3115 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3127 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3137 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d7k1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.