Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 5, 2018, 10:40 PM CDT (03:40 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-06 03:40:24 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.051° N, 97.588° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
28
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
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 1.5 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
26°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.03 km E of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.48 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2965 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.09 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.65 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2960 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.15 km S of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.27 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2954 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.18 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2953 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.615 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2953 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.17 km SSE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 2949 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.45 km S of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.515 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.96 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2943 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.616 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.816 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.08 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 12
  17. 2.53 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2918 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.04 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2916 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.62 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  2. 2.13 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2973 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.69 km ESE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2973 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.43 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 63
  5. 2.04 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.13 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.23 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.24 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.74 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.18 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.35 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.07 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.42 km SSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2980 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 124
  18. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 17
  19. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.18 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2982 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000g3zd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:02 AM UTC.