Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16 km W of Union City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km W of Union City, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 8, 2018, 1:02 AM CDT (06:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-08 06:02:14 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.375° N, 98.121° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 5.2 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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2939 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.08 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 12
  3. 2.53 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2929 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.04 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2929 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.04 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2927 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2926 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2926 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.06 km NNE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2919 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.90 km WNW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.62 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 10
  11. 2.16 km SSE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2913 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.68 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2910 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.03 km E of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.52 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2906 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.02 km ENE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2905 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.52 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2905 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.00 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.83 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.02 km ENE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2903 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.64 km SE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.61 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 16
  23. 2.41 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2899 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.90 km SE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2896 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.40 km SSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2893 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.52 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.40 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2893 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.30 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2893 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.40 km SE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2893 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.30 km SSE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2892 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.80 km SSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2892 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.51 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2892 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 7
  33. 2.63 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2890 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  34. 3.31 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2889 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 160

Before

  1. 2.616 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2954 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.96 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2954 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.515 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2956 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.45 km S of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.17 km SSE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 2960 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.615 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2964 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.18 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2964 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.27 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2965 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.15 km S of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.65 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2971 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.75 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.09 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.48 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2976 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000haup. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.