Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 11:22 AM CST (17:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km N of Dover, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-22 17:22:33 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.988° N, 97.873° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
31°
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: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.72 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.73 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.69 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.57 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3155 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.58 km NNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.55 km SSE of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.74 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.615 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 26
  16. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.515 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 8
  21. 2.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 11
  23. 2.36 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 3.06 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  25. 3.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.45 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.96 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.76 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.63 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 3.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 14
  32. 2.58 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.82 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 13
  35. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.6Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.711 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.510 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 3.23 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.79 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
  44. 2.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.66 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 3.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 11
  48. 2.91 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 9
  49. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 8
  50. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 3.47 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 6
  53. 2.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.18 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.09 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  57. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  58. 3.05 km S of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  59. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3130 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  60. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3165 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.63 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3165 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.43 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.43 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.513 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.74 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.813 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.18 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 19
  16. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 174
  18. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.50 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.44 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 3177 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cmjv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.