Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma on Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 5:44 PM CST (23:44 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-11-17 23:44:12 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.593° N, 97.372° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
34
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

34 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  2. 3.010 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2865 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  3. 3.00 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2864 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.94 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.43 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2862 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.44 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2858 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.04 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2857 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.74 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2857 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.70 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2856 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2855 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2853 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.81 km E of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.76 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2849 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.62 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.04 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  20. 2.43 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2843 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2837 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2837 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2834 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.70 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2834 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.55 km NNE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2834 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2831 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.62 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2829 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.92 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.65 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.03 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  33. 2.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.55 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 17
  35. 1.95 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2822 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2822 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.62 km SE of Hennessey, OK · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.98 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2819 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.18 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.46 km SE of Langston, Oklahoma · 2816 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.56 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2816 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 7
  44. 2.511 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.015 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2809 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 3.64 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2808 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 154
  47. 2.31 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2807 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 3.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2807 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 66
  49. 2.77 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2807 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  50. 2.05 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2806 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.45 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2806 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.31 km E of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2866 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.915 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2867 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.72 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.30 km SSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2869 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 60
  5. 2.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2870 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.44 km ENE of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2872 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2876 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.31 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2878 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 160
  12. 2.63 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2879 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.51 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2881 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.80 km SSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2881 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.30 km SSE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2881 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.40 km SE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.30 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.40 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.40 km SSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.73 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2883 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 12

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