Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 11:25 AM CST (17:25 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-02-17 17:25:36 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.701° N, 97.675° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
50°
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: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.66 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.83 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3135 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.47 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.18 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.05 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3132 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.61 km SSE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.61 km SSE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.09 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.05 km S of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3130 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.10 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3129 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.64 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.96 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3128 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.10 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3127 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.64 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 3126 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.77 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
  22. 1.50 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3125 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.67 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3124 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.61 km SSE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 4.24 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2,000
  28. 2.76 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  29. 4.25 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 831
  30. 3.05 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 8
  31. 2.84 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3122 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 18
  32. 2.18 km S of Milan, Kansas · 3122 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.83 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3121 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 124
  34. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3120 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3120 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.84 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 3120 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 3.16 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  38. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3115 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.45 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3114 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.37 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3113 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.87 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3112 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.97 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3112 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3112 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.57 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3112 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.27 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3111 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.49 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  49. 2.54 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.913 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3109 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.010 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.85 km W of Danville, Kansas · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.55 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.64 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3106 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.97 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.95 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 3105 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 3.15 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  59. 3.39 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 2.79 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.66 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.510 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.711 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 13
  7. 2.82 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.58 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 14
  10. 2.76 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.76 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3146 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.96 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.45 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.06 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.36 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 11
  19. 2.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.13 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3148 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d8st. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.