Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 15 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma on Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 10:44 PM CST (04:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-02-18 04:44:48 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.791° N, 98.575° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
101°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.91 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 3137 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 9
  2. 3.47 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  3. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.87 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.35 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 3117 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 9
  10. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3114 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.28 km ENE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.54 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  13. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.010 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.55 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.97 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3101 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.14 km NW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3098 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.514 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.713 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.113 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3096 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.67 km NNW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  27. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  28. 3.110 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.16 km WSW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3089 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3083 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.66 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 3082 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 3.116 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3080 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 2.66 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 8
  4. 2.79 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.510 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 13
  7. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 13
  14. 3.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 14
  15. 2.76 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.96 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.45 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.06 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d426. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.