Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km S of Washington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km S of Washington, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 11, 2018, 6:15 PM CST (00:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-02-12 00:15:36 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.993° N, 97.481° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.23 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.91 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 9
  5. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.73 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3127 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 41
  9. 2.87 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3118 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.35 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
  11. 2.14 km NW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.514 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.713 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.113 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.48 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.67 km NNW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.23 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  18. 3.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3090 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 99

Before

  1. 2.63 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.515 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  3. 3.26 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.615 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.58 km NNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.73 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.72 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.76 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.55 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.68 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.513 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 19
  15. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 174

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d0q7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.