Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km NNW of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Quay, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-20 07:06:23 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.185° N, 96.723° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.010 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.97 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.15 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3116 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.75 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3115 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.55 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3114 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3114 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.81 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.53 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.48 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.513 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.59 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 19
  14. 3.110 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.213 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.69 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.813 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.612 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8
  19. 3.512 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.712 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 3.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 38
  23. 3.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 3.38 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.58 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.78 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1,498
  31. 3.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  33. 3.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 99
  34. 2.64 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.56 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3100 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 3.15 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3100 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  39. 3.18 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3099 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 24
  40. 4.68 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3099 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2,651
  41. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3099 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 15
  42. 2.44 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3099 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3099 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  44. 2.68 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.44 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.49 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3093 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.410 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3092 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3089 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3089 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 3.013 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  59. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3086 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.812 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3085 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.49 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3121 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.16 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3130 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.84 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3134 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 18
  6. 3.05 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
  7. 4.25 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 831
  8. 4.24 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2,000
  9. 2.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.73 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 41
  11. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  12. 3.05 km S of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.18 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.47 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d6qg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.