Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km N of Chester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km N of Chester, Oklahoma on Wed, Jun 20, 2018, 12:32 PM CDT (17:32 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-20 17:32:03 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.245° N, 98.918° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3014 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3014 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 15
  3. 3.04 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3013 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3013 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3010 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.58 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3006 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.62 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.95 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3002 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.68 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2997 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.47 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2993 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2993 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 15
  14. 2.65 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2992 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.43 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2989 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.04 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.24 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.97 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.78 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.74 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.59 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2984 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.65 km NNE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2983 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2982 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.317 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2980 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 3.15 km SE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.86 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2976 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2976 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  29. 3.23 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  30. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.48 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.54 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.59 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2971 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2966 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2965 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2964 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.66 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  42. 3.07 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2962 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.47 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.75 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2960 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 3.115 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3025 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.87 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3026 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.98 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1,955
  6. 2.66 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.66 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3043 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ewnj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.