Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 10 km S of Paden, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km S of Paden, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 23, 2011, 10:06 PM CDT (03:06 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2011-07-24 03:06:53 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.418° N, 96.552° 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.

Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Oklahoma · 5541 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.71 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5539 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.61 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5539 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.04 km NE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5537 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 28
  5. 2.50 km SW of Del City, Oklahoma · 5531 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 24
  6. 2.54 km NNE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5530 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 85
  7. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5527 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.13 km NW of Harrah, Oklahoma · 5521 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.73 km NE of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 5521 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.51 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5515 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  11. 2.91 km E of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5514 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 58
  12. 3.01 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5506 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 66
  13. 2.65 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5506 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.52 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5506 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.57 km NNE of Tupelo, Oklahoma · 5505 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.72 km W of Luther, Oklahoma · 5502 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 11
  17. 2.70 km ENE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5501 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  18. 3.05 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5501 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 11
  19. 2.42 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5496 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.35 km SW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5494 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 29
  21. 2.62 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5488 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.68 km NNE of Tupelo, Oklahoma · 5547 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.510 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5553 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.64 km SW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 5554 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.67 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 5567 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j5d9. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.