M1.8 earthquake 15 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Oklahoma Geological Survey
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-03-16 23:54:42 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.634° N, 99.091° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 165 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.35 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.89 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 147 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.25 km NNE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 143 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2026fhao. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.