Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma on Wed, May 2, 2018, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-03 00:17:48 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.657° N, 99.028° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3066 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3066 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.513 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3065 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.57 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3061 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.716 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3057 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.66 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3052 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3036 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1,955
  8. 2.98 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3036 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3036 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.87 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3034 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  11. 3.115 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3033 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.63 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 3024 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.74 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3023 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.04 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3022 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3021 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3018 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.58 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3015 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3013 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3074 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3074 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.814 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3075 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3076 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3076 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3078 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3078 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.513 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3086 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3087 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.814 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3088 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.82 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3088 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3092 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.823 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.16 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.51 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3099 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dwcr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.