Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 26, 2018, 12:24 AM CDT (05:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 14 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-26 05:24:14 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.200° N, 98.913° 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, 5.9 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.714 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2948 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.69 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2947 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  5. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.08 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.50 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2927 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.55 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2922 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2922 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.04 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2918 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.01 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.91 km SSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2916 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.81 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.72 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.71 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2913 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.00 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.31 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2911 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2909 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.51 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2908 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.90 km WNW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2906 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.10 km W of Chester, Oklahoma · 2892 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.42 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2950 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.75 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.47 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2962 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.07 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2962 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.66 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2964 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2965 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.59 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2971 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.54 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.48 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.23 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2976 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ghgj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.