M2.7 earthquake 6 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma on Mon, May 9, 2011, 11:05 PM CDT (04:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km S of Paden, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-05-10 04:05:59 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.458° N, 97.026° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 179°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5621 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.97 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5617 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.88 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5613 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 15
- 2.78 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5611 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 9
- 2.56 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5584 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.67 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 5570 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j19w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.