Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km S of Chester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km S of Chester, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 29, 2018, 8:34 AM CDT (13:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-29 13:34:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.197° N, 98.925° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.71 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2913 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.00 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.31 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2911 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2909 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.51 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2908 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.90 km WNW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2906 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.10 km W of Chester, Oklahoma · 2892 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.50 km SE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2883 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.52 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.63 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2879 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.78 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2872 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2870 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.74 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2866 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 33
  17. 2.89 km NE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2861 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.44 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2859 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2858 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2856 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.81 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.91 km SSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2916 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.01 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.04 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2918 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2922 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.55 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2922 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2927 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.50 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.08 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000h49t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.