Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 15 km W of Union City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 15 km W of Union City, Oklahoma on Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:42 PM CST (05:42 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-11-16 05:42:20 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.370° N, 98.111° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
105

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km E of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2866 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.67 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 34
  3. 2.81 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  4. 3.010 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2865 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8
  5. 3.00 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2864 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.94 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.89 km NE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2861 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.44 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2858 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.04 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2858 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.74 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2857 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2853 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.62 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.04 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2835 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.55 km NNE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2834 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.62 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2829 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.92 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.03 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
  23. 2.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.55 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 17
  25. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2822 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.62 km SE of Hennessey, OK · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.56 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2816 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  29. 2.511 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.015 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2809 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km ENE of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2872 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.31 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2878 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 160
  3. 2.63 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2879 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.51 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2881 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.80 km SSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2881 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.30 km SSE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.40 km SE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.30 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.40 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.52 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.40 km SSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.90 km SE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2885 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.41 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2888 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.61 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2891 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 16
  15. 1.64 km SE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2891 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.02 km ENE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.83 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.00 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.52 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2894 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.02 km ENE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2894 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hsjp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.