Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC), 4 km (2 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
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-08-13 19:08:11 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.988° N, 97.538° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 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 1.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
22°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km S of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.18 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2953 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.615 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2953 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.17 km SSE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 2950 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.45 km S of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2947 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.515 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.96 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.616 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2944 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.816 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.08 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2926 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 12
  11. 2.53 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2919 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.04 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2917 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2916 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.06 km NNE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2909 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.62 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 10
  17. 2.16 km SSE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.48 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2966 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.03 km E of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.514 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.94 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2970 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 28
  5. 2.62 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2973 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 15
  6. 2.13 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2973 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.69 km ESE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.43 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2974 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 63
  9. 2.04 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.13 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.23 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.24 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.74 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2976 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.18 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2976 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.35 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma · 2980 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.07 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2980 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2980 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.42 km SSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000g8aj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.