Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 16, 2013, 6:53 PM CST (00:53 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2013-01-17 00:53:26 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.599° N, 97.345° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
66°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5003 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.08 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5003 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.37 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5000 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.15 km N of Maysville, Oklahoma · 4989 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.79 km NNW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 4988 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4979 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.55 km SSE of Paden, Oklahoma · 4978 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.65 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4972 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 65
  9. 2.16 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4965 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.53 km SE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4963 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 32
  11. 3.53 km SSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 4963 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 397
  12. 3.47 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4956 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 22
  13. 2.32 km WSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4952 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.58 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4951 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.210 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 4951 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4946 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 9

Before

  1. 3.26 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5005 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 18
  2. 3.25 km S of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5005 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 65
  3. 2.36 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5011 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.94 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5013 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 40
  5. 3.56 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5017 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 35

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000eq9n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.