Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 5, 2013, 1:21 PM CDT (18:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2013-08-05 18:21:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.493° N, 97.232° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.310 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4794 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.30 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4792 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.68 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4790 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.79 km E of Jones, Oklahoma · 4788 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.13 km N of Luther, Oklahoma · 4769 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.64 km N of Luther, Oklahoma · 4769 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.211 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4766 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.20 km NE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4763 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.110 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 4756 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.87 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4749 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.66 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 4747 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.27 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4745 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 19
  13. 2.97 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4740 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 13
  14. 2.57 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4740 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.87 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4738 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.91 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4738 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 21

Before

  1. 3.04 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4801 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 32
  2. 2.36 km E of Luther, OK · 4801 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.01 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4802 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.55 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma · 4805 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 31
  5. 1.91 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4808 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.54 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4808 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.91 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4817 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.56 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4824 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.77 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4825 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ix90. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.