Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 16 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma on Sat, May 19, 2018, 1:40 AM CDT (06:40 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-05-19 06:40:55 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.635° N, 99.181° 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, 2.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3043 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.87 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3025 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.115 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3024 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.63 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 3015 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.74 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3014 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.04 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3013 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.58 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3006 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.62 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.95 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3002 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.68 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2997 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.47 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2993 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2993 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 15
  14. 2.65 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2992 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.43 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2989 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.04 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.24 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.97 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.78 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.57 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.513 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3056 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3058 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3058 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.414 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3064 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3065 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3065 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.814 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3066 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3067 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3067 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3069 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3069 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.513 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e8gh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.