Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km SE of Alva, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Alva, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 30, 2013, 7:36 PM CST (01:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km SE of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2013-12-31 01:36:22 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.761° N, 98.591° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km NNW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4655 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.58 km SE of Burlington, Oklahoma · 4651 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.36 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4648 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.76 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4644 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.73 km SW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4636 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.12 km WSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4624 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.75 km NE of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4622 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.97 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4621 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.610 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4621 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 34
  10. 3.38 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4620 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  11. 3.53 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4619 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 10
  12. 3.35 km E of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4618 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.83 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4615 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  14. 3.06 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 4614 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.59 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4613 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.49 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4612 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.53 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4612 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.77 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4606 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.23 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4603 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.83 km WSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4603 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.67 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4601 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 3.04 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4598 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.49 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4598 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  24. 3.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4598 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.63 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4658 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 12
  2. 2.97 km NE of Longdale, Oklahoma · 4660 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.810 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4670 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 104
  4. 2.66 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4672 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.86 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4674 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  6. 3.16 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4681 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000lujk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.