Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 25 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 24, 2018, 7:05 AM CST (13:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 26 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-24 13:05:34 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.969° N, 99.392° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.8Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3158 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3156 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 13
  15. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3129 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3127 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.83 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 124
  23. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3120 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  25. 3.022 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.727 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.822 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.38 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.16 km WNW of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.48 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3188 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.222 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3189 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3193 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cnps. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.