Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 10, 2018, 6:56 AM CDT (11:56 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-07-10 11:56:36 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.848° N, 97.698° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 2996 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.813 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2995 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2995 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.96 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.47 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2993 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.65 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2992 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2990 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.53 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2990 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.43 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2989 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.04 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.24 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.74 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.93 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2988 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.05 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 2986 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.59 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.65 km NNE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2983 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.912 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 2983 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.6Kansas · 2980 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.15 km SE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.35 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.85 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2978 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.86 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2976 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.63 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 2976 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.23 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  26. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.72 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 2975 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.48 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.98 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 2973 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.54 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.24 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.59 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2971 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.59 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.45 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 17
  36. 2.38 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2967 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.99 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.88 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2965 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2965 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.05 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2964 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.66 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.55 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.04 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.25 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.88 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2962 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2962 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.75 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 3.08 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2960 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
  50. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2959 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2953 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2953 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.610 km NNW of Danville, Kansas · 2951 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.37 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.45 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 40
  3. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2998 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.48 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2999 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.62 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3000 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.03 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3002 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.95 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3002 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.8Oklahoma · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.57 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.55 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.010 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.62 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3005 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.28 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.57 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.58 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3007 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.96 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 3008 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.58 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3008 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.25 km NW of Wellington, Kansas · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 41
  20. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3010 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g13l. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.