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M 2.3ml

Earthquake near Oklahoma City, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Oklahoma City in the 24 hours to 9:17 pm CST (03:17 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 50 km (31 mi) WNW, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Oklahoma City

This page: a magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 49 km (31 mi) south of Oklahoma City, OK, at 6:19 pm CST on 16 November 2018 (00:19 UTC), 9.8 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 1 km E of Dibble, Oklahoma

49 km (31 mi) S of Oklahoma City, OK · 34 km (21 mi) SW of Norman, OK

6:19 pm CST, Nov 16, 2018 · · 9.8 km deep · released about 85 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N McClain County 15 kmGrady County 25 kmCleveland County 33 kmGarvin County 45 kmOklahoma County 61 kmPottawatomie County 63 kmStephens County 65 kmCanadian County 66 kmCaddo County 72 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
6:19 pm CST on 16 November 2018 ()
Where
49 km (31 mi) south of Oklahoma City, OK · earthquakes near Oklahoma City
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Magnitude
M 2.3 (ml)
Depth
9.8 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
McClain County, 15 km E
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2842 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 36 km (22 mi) from the epicentre. In Oklahoma City, 49 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Blanchard 13 km, intensity II · Lindsay 22 km, intensity II · Norman 26 km, intensity II · Chickasha 30 km, intensity II · Tuttle 34 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 85 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 180,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 130,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 11× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.3 about 85 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 35.0313, -97.6108. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
McClain County, OK 15 km (9 mi) E earthquakes near McClain County
Grady County, OK 25 km (16 mi) W earthquakes near Grady County
Cleveland County, OK 33 km (20 mi) NE earthquakes near Cleveland County
Garvin County, OK 45 km (28 mi) SE earthquakes near Garvin County
Oklahoma County, OK 61 km (38 mi) NNE earthquakes near Oklahoma County
Pottawatomie County, OK 63 km (39 mi) ENE earthquakes near Pottawatomie County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

54 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.9 1 km W of Tuttle, Oklahoma
  2. 1.7 3 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
  3. 2.0 5 km NE of Tuttle, Oklahoma
  4. 2.1 3 km NW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
  5. 2.2 6 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma
  6. 2.0 3 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma
  7. 2.4 6 km ESE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma
  8. 2.2 1 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma
  9. 2.5 5 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma
  10. 2.8 6 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma
  11. 1.8 5 km N of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
  12. 2.5 2 km ESE of Minco, Oklahoma
  13. 2.7 0 km SE of Cole, Oklahoma
  14. 2.3 1 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma
  15. 1.9 2 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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