Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 0 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-13 21:07:56 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.219° N, 98.926° 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, 6.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2926 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.55 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2922 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2921 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.04 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2918 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.01 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.91 km SSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.81 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.72 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.71 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2912 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2912 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.00 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2912 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 3.31 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2911 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.51 km WNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2907 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.90 km WNW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2906 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.10 km W of Chester, Oklahoma · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.50 km SE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2883 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.52 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.78 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.08 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2930 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.69 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.714 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2948 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.32 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2949 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.42 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2950 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2960 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000he6j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.