Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 1, 2018, 6:40 AM CDT (11:40 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-04-01 11:40:31 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.541° N, 96.767° 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, 3.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 19
  2. 3.110 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.69 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.55 km ENE of Horntown, Oklahoma · 3091 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.23 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  6. 3.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 99
  7. 2.68 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3086 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.38 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3083 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.410 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3081 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.812 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.013 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3076 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  12. 1.812 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3073 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.39 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3073 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.25 km ESE of Horntown, Oklahoma · 3070 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3062 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 40
  16. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3060 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  17. 3.710 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 122
  18. 2.810 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  19. 3.010 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.510 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.510 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.010 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 182
  23. 2.610 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.010 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 11
  25. 2.310 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.910 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  27. 2.410 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  28. 4.010 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3052 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 117
  29. 2.810 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.710 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.610 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.11 km SE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3051 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.510 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3050 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.610 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3050 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.710 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3049 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  37. 2.54 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3046 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.510 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3044 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.46 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3044 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 24
  40. 2.411 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3043 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.21 km ENE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3040 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 15
  42. 2.211 km NW of Marshall, OK · 3040 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3037 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.53 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.81 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.14 km NW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.63 km NNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3108 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.49 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3110 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dc3l. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.