Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 2 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma on Sun, Oct 21, 2012, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-10-21 10:44:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.653° N, 97.215° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
20
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (II) at Luther. Also felt at Arcadia, Norman, Oklahoma City and Spencer.

From the USGS event page for usp000ju8s. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

20 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5089 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 24
  2. 2.20 km W of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5087 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.70 km NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5086 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 18
  4. 2.54 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 5085 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 14
  5. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5065 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 40
  6. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5065 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 25
  7. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5058 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5052 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.56 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5052 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.65 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5048 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  11. 3.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5044 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.04 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5043 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.112 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 5039 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 11

Before

  1. 3.25 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5100 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 49
  2. 2.93 km NNE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5107 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 30
  3. 3.3Oklahoma · 5108 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 39
  4. 2.79 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5116 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5116 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 12

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ju8s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.