Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 11:04 PM CST (05:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 27 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-19 05:04:02 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.460° N, 98.818° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
65°
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: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.93 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3165 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.8Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3155 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.55 km SSE of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.74 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 26
  20. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3151 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3149 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 11
  26. 2.36 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.06 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  28. 3.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.45 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.96 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  32. 2.76 km NNE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 3.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 14
  34. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 13
  35. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.711 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 13
  43. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  44. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 8
  45. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.66 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
  48. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3137 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 3.47 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
  50. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3133 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.09 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3132 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.77 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  57. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3124 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 4.24 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2,000
  60. 4.25 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 831

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.813 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.18 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.50 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3180 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3183 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 8
  15. 2.64 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3186 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.48 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3187 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.222 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3188 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3192 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cl20. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.