Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Sun, Sep 18, 2011, 10:44 AM CDT (15:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2011-09-18 15:44:30 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.500° N, 97.245° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt at Choctaw.

From the USGS event page for usp000j88k. 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
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.50 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5479 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.03 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5476 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.510 km W of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 5467 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.93 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5463 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 259
  5. 2.61 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5458 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 29
  6. 2.81 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5458 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 12
  7. 2.40 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5453 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.20 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5453 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 182
  9. 3.40 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5453 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 200
  10. 4.88 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 10,180
  11. 3.38 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 176
  12. 2.69 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 16
  13. 2.67 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.38 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 162
  16. 3.49 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 128
  17. 3.28 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 159
  18. 3.69 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 261
  19. 3.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 5.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 59,356
  21. 4.08 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 3.99 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 3.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 3.74 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 167
  26. 3.25 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 64
  27. 3.66 km ENE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 3.02 km SSW of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.18 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9
  30. 3.55 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 15
  31. 3.75 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 224
  32. 3.68 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 268
  33. 3.15 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 57
  34. 2.87 km ENE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 31
  35. 2.93 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 210
  36. 3.84 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 640
  37. 2.98 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 3.46 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 174
  39. 3.14 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 184
  40. 2.99 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.98 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 52
  42. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 42
  43. 3.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 212
  44. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.59 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 3.15 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 251
  48. 3.29 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5442 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 4.89 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5442 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 16,034
  50. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5442 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 3.58 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5441 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 459
  52. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5441 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 134
  53. 3.01 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5441 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.99 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5440 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.25 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5440 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 102
  56. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5438 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 3.17 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5438 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 47
  58. 3.27 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5438 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.63 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5438 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.55 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5437 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 3.35 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5499 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 29
  2. 2.42 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5500 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.05 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5505 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 11
  4. 2.70 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5506 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 11
  5. 2.72 km W of Luther, Oklahoma · 5506 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 11
  6. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5510 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.65 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5510 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.01 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5510 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 66
  9. 2.91 km E of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5518 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 58
  10. 2.51 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5519 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 11

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j88k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.