Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km N of Dover, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km N of Dover, Oklahoma on Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 3:59 PM CST (21:59 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-02-17 21:59:03 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.037° N, 97.899° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
27°
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: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 11
  2. 2.91 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 3137 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 9
  3. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 8
  4. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.47 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.18 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  10. 3.61 km SSE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.61 km SSE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.09 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  14. 3.05 km S of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3130 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.73 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3127 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 41
  18. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.77 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 4.24 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2,000
  23. 4.25 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 831
  24. 3.05 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 8
  25. 2.84 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 18
  26. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3121 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3121 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  29. 3.16 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 5
  30. 2.87 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.35 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  33. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3116 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3114 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.28 km ENE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.49 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.54 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  39. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  40. 3.010 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.55 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.97 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 3.15 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.39 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.75 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 3.05 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.46 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.55 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.67 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.14 km NW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.514 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.53 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.713 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 3.113 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.67 km NNW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
  4. 2.79 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.23 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.510 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.711 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.6Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 13
  13. 2.82 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.58 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  16. 2.63 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.76 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.96 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.45 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d3z1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.