Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 6 km E of Luther, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km E of Luther, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 17, 2013, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2013-04-17 14:56:16 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.659° N, 97.123° 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 V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.00 km NNE of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.28 km NNE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.85 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.55 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.26 km ESE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.05 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4901 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.14 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4900 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
  10. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4899 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  11. 3.05 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4899 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.06 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4898 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  13. 2.33 km NW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4897 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4896 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.76 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4896 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.21 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4895 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.54 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4884 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.65 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4878 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 9
  19. 3.24 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4873 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  20. 2.64 km E of Agra, Oklahoma · 4872 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.2Oklahoma · 4867 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  22. 2.98 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4864 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.311 km WNW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4862 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.82 km E of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4860 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 29
  25. 2.86 km SE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4857 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 12
  26. 3.75 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4853 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 49
  27. 3.38 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4852 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 11
  28. 2.58 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4851 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.69 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 4851 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.82 km W of Castle, Oklahoma · 4850 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.81 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4850 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 11
  32. 2.73 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4848 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.11 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4846 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 6
  34. 3.07 km N of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4846 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.91 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 31
  4. 3.66 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 17
  5. 3.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.6Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.66 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.71 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.34 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.75 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 49
  11. 3.35 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  12. 3.55 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.82 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.52 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 4.23 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 695
  20. 2.6Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2013pcbd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.