Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Map

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-07-24 22:35:57 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.671° N, 97.406° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
124
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
223.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

124 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?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 280°, dip 90°, rake -15°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 10°, dip 75°, rake -180°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
32°
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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000gd45. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.