Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 1 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma on Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-23 19:37:57 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.089° N, 97.567° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
13
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km SSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2982 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.18 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2982 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 17
  5. 3.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 124
  6. 2.42 km SSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2980 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.07 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.35 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.18 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.74 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.24 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.23 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.13 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.04 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  18. 3.43 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 63
  19. 2.69 km ESE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2973 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.13 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2973 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.62 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 15
  22. 2.94 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 28
  23. 2.514 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.03 km E of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.48 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2965 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.09 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2962 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 7
  27. 2.65 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2960 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.15 km S of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.27 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2954 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.18 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2953 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.615 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2953 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.17 km SSE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 2949 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.45 km S of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  34. 2.515 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.96 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2943 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.616 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.816 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.08 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 12

Before

  1. 2.05 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2983 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.68 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2984 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 10
  3. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.15 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 20
  6. 2.65 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.05 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.30 km SSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2987 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2987 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  10. 2.69 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.15 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 207
  12. 2.42 km NNW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2989 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.813 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2995 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.59 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.28 km ESE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2999 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.38 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 3000 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.56 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3003 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.715 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.26 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3005 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 16
  20. 2.85 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3006 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000gc12. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.