Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km NE of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 31, 2011, 8:20 PM CDT (01:20 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2011-08-01 01:20:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.522° N, 97.226° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
28
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (II) at Choctaw. Also felt at Harrah, Jones and Oklahoma City.

From the USGS event page for usp000j5td. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

28 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.50 km SW of Del City, Oklahoma · 5535 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 24
  2. 2.54 km NNE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5534 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 85
  3. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5531 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.13 km NW of Harrah, Oklahoma · 5525 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.73 km NE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5525 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.03 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 5523 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 11
  7. 2.51 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5519 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 11
  8. 2.91 km E of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5518 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 58
  9. 3.01 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5510 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 66
  10. 2.65 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5510 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5510 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.72 km W of Luther, Oklahoma · 5506 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 11
  13. 2.70 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5505 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 11
  14. 3.05 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5505 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 11
  15. 2.42 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5500 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.35 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5498 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 29
  17. 2.62 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5492 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 2.61 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5543 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.71 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5543 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.3Oklahoma · 5545 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.510 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5549 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.510 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5557 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j5td (also filed as usc000571n). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.