Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 1 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 31, 2011, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 0 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2011-08-31 19:58:25 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.498° N, 97.250° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
66
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
22

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5508 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5508 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.72 km W of Luther, Oklahoma · 5504 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 11
  4. 2.70 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5503 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 11
  5. 3.05 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5503 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 11
  6. 2.42 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5498 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.35 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5496 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 29
  8. 2.62 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5490 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.50 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5476 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.03 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5473 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.510 km W of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 5465 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.93 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5461 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 259
  13. 2.61 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5456 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 29
  14. 2.81 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5455 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 12
  15. 2.40 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5451 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.20 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5451 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 182
  17. 3.40 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5450 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 200

Before

  1. 2.91 km E of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5516 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 58
  2. 2.51 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5517 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 11
  3. 3.03 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 5521 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  4. 2.73 km NE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5523 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.13 km NW of Harrah, Oklahoma · 5523 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5529 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.54 km NNE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5532 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 85
  8. 2.50 km SW of Del City, Oklahoma · 5532 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 24

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j7b9 (also filed as usc0005mep). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.