Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma on Tue, May 1, 2018, 12:52 AM CDT (05:52 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-01 05:52:32 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.201° N, 98.683° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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 1.7 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
29°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3076 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3076 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.414 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3075 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3068 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3068 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.513 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3066 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.57 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3062 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.716 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3058 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.66 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3046 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.66 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3037 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3037 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1,955
  13. 2.98 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3037 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3037 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.411 km WSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3036 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.87 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3036 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.115 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3035 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.63 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 3026 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.74 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3025 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3025 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 15
  21. 3.04 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3024 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3023 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3020 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.58 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3017 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.88 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3077 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3077 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3079 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3079 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.05 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3080 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3082 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.513 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.16 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3088 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
  11. 3.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3088 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
  12. 3.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3088 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.814 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3089 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.82 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.116 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.823 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.68 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2,651

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dv7d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.