M2.8 earthquake 2 km SSE of Arpelar, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Arpelar, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 3, 2013, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-04-04 00:32:36 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.924° N, 95.958° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 13
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at McAlester and (II) at Broken Arrow. Also felt at Glenpool, Henryetta, Hodgen and Norman.
From the USGS event page for usb000fzfy. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 2.94 km WSW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4941 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 13
- 2.39 km NNE of Johnson, Oklahoma · 4943 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
- 3.210 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 4952 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
- 3.47 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4957 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 22
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000fzfy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.