Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 31, 2011, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 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
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2011-09-01 00:43:45 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.624° N, 97.233° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000j7bj. 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
120°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5509 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.72 km W of Luther, Oklahoma · 5505 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.70 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5505 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 11
  4. 3.05 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5504 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 11
  5. 2.42 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5499 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.35 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5498 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 29
  7. 2.62 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5492 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.50 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5478 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.03 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5475 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.510 km W of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 5466 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.93 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5462 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 259
  12. 2.61 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5457 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 29
  13. 2.81 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5457 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 12
  14. 2.40 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5453 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.20 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5452 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 182
  16. 3.40 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5452 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 200

Before

  1. 3.01 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5509 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 66
  2. 2.91 km E of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5517 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 58
  3. 2.51 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5518 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 11
  4. 3.03 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 5523 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 11
  5. 2.73 km NE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5524 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.13 km NW of Harrah, Oklahoma · 5524 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5530 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.54 km NNE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5534 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 85
  9. 2.50 km SW of Del City, Oklahoma · 5534 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 24

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j7bj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.