Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 8, 2018, 11:21 PM CST (05:21 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-12-09 05:21:31 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.515° N, 97.711° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
104

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 2843 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.56 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2816 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.45 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2806 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.84 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2804 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.35 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2802 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.16 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2801 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.16 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.35 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2800 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.76 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 2798 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.31 km NW of Wayne, Oklahoma · 2797 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.37 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2797 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.45 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2797 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.21 km NE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 2790 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.13 km WNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.75 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.45 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 3.112 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 2857 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.74 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2857 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.04 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2857 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.610 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 2860 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.00 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2864 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.81 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.31 km E of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2866 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.44 km ENE of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2872 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000i59e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.