M3.0 earthquake 3 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 5, 2011, 5:40 AM CDT (10:40 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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

Felt (II) at Choctaw. Also felt at Oklahoma City.

From the USGS event page for usp000j8y8. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 84.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j8y8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.