Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 15, 2018, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-16 01:58:58 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.460° N, 96.876° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
54°
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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.60 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2928 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.44 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2926 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.08 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.51 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2925 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.64 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.94 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2920 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  7. 3.10 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2920 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.00 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2919 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.53 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2918 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.30 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 8
  11. 2.60 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.311 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2916 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.711 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2916 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.211 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.49 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.811 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.811 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.711 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.611 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.611 km SW of Wellington, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.111 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.90 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2913 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.211 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.011 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.911 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.60 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.50 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2912 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.511 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2911 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.90 km WNW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2906 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2905 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 3.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.62 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10
  36. 2.86 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2903 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.08 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.68 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2899 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  40. 2.76 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2897 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2895 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2895 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 3.00 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2889 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2887 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.65 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 2887 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.73 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2883 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 12
  47. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2880 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.7Oklahoma · 2878 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2876 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2875 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.45 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2874 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 3.09 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 13
  56. 2.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2870 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 3.30 km SSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2869 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 60

Before

  1. 2.82 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2928 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2930 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2930 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.60 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2931 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.3Oklahoma · 2933 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2933 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2934 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.611 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2934 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.55 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.70 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2938 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.816 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2938 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.96 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.83 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.27 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2954 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hfbv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.