Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 27, 2018, 7:51 PM CST (01:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-28 01:51:10 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.524° N, 98.977° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3158 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3156 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.55 km SSE of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.711 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13
  15. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
  17. 3.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 11
  18. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3129 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3127 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.77 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3127 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  25. 3.83 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 124
  26. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3120 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  27. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  29. 3.022 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.727 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.822 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.38 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.16 km WNW of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 5
  35. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.55 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.514 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.813 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cqih. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.