Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 13 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma on Fri, May 18, 2018, 10:39 AM CDT (15:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-05-18 15:39:29 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.460° N, 96.872° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.510 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3045 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.46 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3045 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 24
  3. 2.411 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3043 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.611 km SSW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3043 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3041 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.21 km ENE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3041 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 15
  7. 2.211 km NW of Marshall, OK · 3041 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3036 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.43 km N of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3035 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3032 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 28
  11. 3.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3032 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3031 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.06 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3030 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3029 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.410 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3029 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3029 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3029 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3028 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.66 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.411 km WSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3026 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.44 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3022 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.0Oklahoma · 3021 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 154
  23. 2.910 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3021 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.910 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3021 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 6
  25. 2.610 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3021 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 3.310 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3019 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  27. 2.410 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3019 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.510 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3018 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3018 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3017 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.61 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 3017 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3015 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
  33. 2.42 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3014 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.91 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3014 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.53 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3009 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.58 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3008 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.58 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3007 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.96 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.85 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3006 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.57 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.28 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 3.26 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3006 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 16
  43. 3.010 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  44. 3.56 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  45. 2.8Oklahoma · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 3.48 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2999 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
  47. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2998 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 3.45 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 40
  49. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 3.15 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.813 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.34 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.12 km NE of Agra, Oklahoma · 2992 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2990 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 3.710 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3050 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.610 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3050 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.510 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.610 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.710 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.810 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.010 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3052 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 117
  9. 2.410 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.910 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.310 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.010 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 11
  13. 2.610 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.010 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 182
  15. 2.510 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.510 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.010 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.810 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3054 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  19. 3.710 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3054 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 122
  20. 2.84 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3055 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e829. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.