M2.8 earthquake 8 km S of Luther, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km S of Luther, Oklahoma on Wed, May 18, 2011, 9:46 PM CDT (02:46 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-05-19 02:46:46 UTC
- Depth
- 3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.586° N, 97.196° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 15
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.78 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5610 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 9
- 2.56 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5584 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.67 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 5570 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.510 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5555 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j1tp (also filed as us2011lcad). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.