USGS Logs 18 Quakes Across North America as Minor Oklahoma Tremor Leads U.S. Count
Real-time USGS data indicate routine low-to-moderate shaking without major impacts.
Overview
- In the past 24 hours, USGS recorded 18 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater across North America and the Caribbean.
- Five occurred in the continental United States, with the largest a magnitude 2.8 located 2 kilometers from Minco, Oklahoma.
- Notable regional activity included a magnitude 4.1 near Pāhala, Hawaii, and a magnitude 4.2 south-southeast of False Pass, Alaska.
- Offshore movement featured a magnitude 3.1 about 199 kilometers west of Bandon, Oregon, alongside smaller events near Yerington and Valmy, Nevada.
- Activity is slightly lower than Sept. 18, when USGS tallied 23 events 2.5+ and a magnitude 3.7 near Valmy, while a magnitude 7.4 in Russia’s Kamchatka on Sept. 13 remains the most prominent recent global event with a tsunami alert reported.