Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km N of Jet, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km N of Jet, Oklahoma on Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 11:15 AM CDT (16:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km WSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-07-15 16:15:18 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.697° N, 98.186° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000k21k. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k21k. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.