Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-04-18 23:27:44 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.657° N, 99.022° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
109°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3079 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.513 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3070 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3069 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3067 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3067 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.814 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3067 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3066 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3066 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.414 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3065 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3058 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3058 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.513 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3056 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.57 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.716 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3049 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.66 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3043 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1,955
  18. 2.98 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.87 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3026 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  21. 3.115 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3025 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3080 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.82 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3080 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3084 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3084 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.823 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3088 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.16 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.51 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3091 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.615 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.514 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.55 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dnnd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.