Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 1, 2011, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km W of Luther, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2011-09-01 05:04:52 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.657° N, 97.298° 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.

Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km W of Luther, Oklahoma · 5498 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 11
  2. 2.70 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5497 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 11
  3. 3.05 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5497 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 11
  4. 2.42 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5492 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.35 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5490 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 29
  6. 2.62 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5484 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.50 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5471 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.03 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5468 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.510 km W of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 5459 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.93 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5455 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 259
  11. 2.61 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5450 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 29
  12. 2.81 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5450 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 12
  13. 2.40 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.20 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 182
  15. 3.40 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 200

Before

  1. 2.65 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5502 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.01 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5502 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 66
  3. 2.91 km E of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5510 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 58
  4. 2.51 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5511 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 11
  5. 3.03 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 5515 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 11
  6. 2.73 km NE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5517 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.13 km NW of Harrah, Oklahoma · 5517 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5523 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.54 km NNE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5526 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 85
  10. 2.50 km SW of Del City, Oklahoma · 5527 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 24

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j7bu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.