Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 1 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Fri, Jul 29, 2011, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2011-07-30 03:45:53 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.499° N, 97.249° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000j5qm. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
76°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5543 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.04 km NE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5542 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 28
  3. 2.50 km SW of Del City, Oklahoma · 5535 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 24
  4. 2.54 km NNE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5535 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 85
  5. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5532 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.13 km NW of Harrah, Oklahoma · 5526 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.73 km NE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5526 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.03 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 5524 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  9. 2.51 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5520 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 11
  10. 2.91 km E of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5519 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 58
  11. 3.01 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5511 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 66
  12. 2.65 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5511 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5510 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.72 km W of Luther, Oklahoma · 5507 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 11
  15. 2.70 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5506 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 11
  16. 3.05 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5506 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 11
  17. 2.42 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5500 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.35 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5499 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 29
  19. 2.62 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5493 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 2.3Oklahoma · 5546 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.510 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5549 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.510 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5557 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.67 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 5572 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j5qm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.