Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 1, 2018, 4:26 PM CDT (21:26 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-04-01 21:26:19 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.638° N, 99.184° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.51 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3092 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.16 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3091 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.823 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3086 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3085 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.82 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3082 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3082 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.814 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3081 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3080 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.513 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3072 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3071 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3069 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3069 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.814 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3068 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3068 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3067 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.414 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3067 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3060 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3060 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.513 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3058 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.57 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3054 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.716 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3050 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.66 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3045 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.514 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.55 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.16 km WNW of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.38 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.822 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3113 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.727 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3114 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  14. 3.022 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3114 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3120 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3121 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  18. 3.83 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3124 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 124

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dc7a. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.