Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 15 km W of Union City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15 km W of Union City, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 6, 2018, 1:33 AM CST (07:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-06 07:33:45 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.392° N, 98.109° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

8 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 1.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
29°
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 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3158 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3158 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.36 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.06 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  5. 3.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.45 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.96 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.76 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3155 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.63 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3155 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 14
  12. 2.17 km S of Washington, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 13
  14. 2.6Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.510 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.23 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.79 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 8
  20. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.66 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 11
  23. 2.91 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 9
  24. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  25. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.47 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
  28. 3.73 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 41
  29. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3133 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.87 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3127 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.35 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 9
  32. 2.28 km ENE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 3121 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.54 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3119 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  34. 3.010 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.55 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.97 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3114 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.14 km NW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.514 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.713 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 3.113 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.67 km NNW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  43. 3.110 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3103 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 26
  5. 3.26 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.615 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.58 km NNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.73 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.72 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.76 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.93 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.63 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.43 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.55 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.68 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3177 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.513 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3178 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000chde. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.