Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 17, 2013, 8:54 PM CST (02:54 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2013-02-18 02:54:06 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.448° N, 97.259° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
65
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

65 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4957 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.53 km SE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4955 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 32
  3. 3.53 km SSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 4955 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 397
  4. 3.47 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4948 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 22
  5. 2.32 km WSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4945 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.58 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4943 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.210 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 4943 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4938 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 9
  9. 2.39 km NNE of Johnson, Oklahoma · 4934 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  10. 3.33 km S of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4933 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 133
  11. 3.21 km N of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 4933 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 20
  12. 2.94 km WSW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4931 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 13
  13. 2.25 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 4929 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.45 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 4927 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.55 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4918 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.86 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4915 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4911 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 8
  18. 2.93 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 31
  19. 4.4Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1,732
  20. 3.04 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 9
  21. 3.64 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 57
  22. 2.52 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.64 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.72 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.6Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.23 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 695
  27. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.52 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.82 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 3.55 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 3.35 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
  35. 3.75 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 49
  36. 3.34 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.71 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.66 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.6Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 3.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 7
  41. 3.66 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 17
  42. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 31
  43. 2.91 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  45. 3.26 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  46. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 2.55 km SSE of Paden, Oklahoma · 4970 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4972 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.79 km NNW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 4981 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 18
  4. 2.15 km N of Maysville, Oklahoma · 4981 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.37 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4992 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2013luad. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.