Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 1 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 18, 2018, 1:48 PM CST (19:48 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-02-18 19:48:10 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.319° N, 97.955° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
97°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 8
  2. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.47 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  5. 3.73 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3127 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 41
  6. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3124 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.87 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3118 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.35 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 9
  9. 2.28 km ENE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.54 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  11. 3.010 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.97 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.14 km NW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.514 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.53 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.713 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.113 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.67 km NNW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 7
  20. 3.110 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.23 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  22. 3.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 99
  23. 2.38 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3083 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.66 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 3082 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.116 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3080 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  26. 1.812 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3078 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  28. 3.16 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3078 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 3.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
  2. 2.66 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 8
  5. 2.79 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.23 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.510 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.6Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  10. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 13
  11. 2.17 km S of Washington, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 14
  13. 2.63 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.76 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.96 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.45 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.06 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.36 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d4bi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.