Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 2:09 PM CST (20:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km E of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-01-28 20:09:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.854° N, 97.430° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cqqa. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.