Kansas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 26 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 12:01 PM CST (18:01 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 14 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-25 18:01:51 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.952° N, 99.302° W
Region
Kansas
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 2.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.8Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3158 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 13
  15. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3133 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3129 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.83 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 124
  23. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3120 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  24. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3119 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.022 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.727 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.822 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.38 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.16 km WNW of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  32. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.813 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.48 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3189 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.222 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3189 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cptk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.