Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 17, 2018, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-07-17 20:38:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.655° N, 97.413° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
207
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

207 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g7ar. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.