Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 5, 2011, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2011-09-06 00:19:06 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.466° N, 97.045° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5491 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.35 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5490 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 29
  3. 2.62 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5484 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.50 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5470 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.03 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5467 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.510 km W of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 5459 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.93 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5454 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 259
  8. 2.61 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5449 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 29
  9. 2.81 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5449 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 12
  10. 2.40 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5445 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.20 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 182
  12. 3.40 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 200

Before

  1. 2.70 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5497 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 11
  2. 2.72 km W of Luther, Oklahoma · 5498 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5501 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.65 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5502 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.01 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5502 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 66
  6. 2.91 km E of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5510 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 58
  7. 2.51 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5511 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 11
  8. 3.03 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 5515 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 11
  9. 2.73 km NE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5517 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.13 km NW of Harrah, Oklahoma · 5517 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5523 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.54 km NNE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5526 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 85
  13. 2.50 km SW of Del City, Oklahoma · 5526 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 24

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j7p3 (also filed as usc0005pjs). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.