Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km E of Luther, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km E of Luther, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 24, 2013, 11:58 PM CDT (04:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-04-25 04:58:39 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.667° N, 97.126° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt at Edmond, Oklahoma City and Wellston.

mbLg 2.6 (GS).

From the USGS event page for usb000gfeb. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km NW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4905 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.76 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4905 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.21 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.54 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4894 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.65 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4888 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 9
  7. 3.24 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4883 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  8. 2.64 km E of Agra, Oklahoma · 4882 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.2Oklahoma · 4877 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.98 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4873 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.311 km WNW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4872 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.82 km E of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4870 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 29
  13. 2.86 km SE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4866 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 12
  14. 3.75 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4863 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 49
  15. 3.38 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4861 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 11
  16. 2.58 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4861 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.69 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 4860 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.82 km W of Castle, Oklahoma · 4860 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.81 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4860 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 11
  20. 2.73 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4857 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.11 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4856 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 6
  22. 3.07 km N of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4856 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.72 km NNW of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4856 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  24. 3.62 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4855 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 41
  25. 3.20 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4855 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  26. 2.53 km NNW of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4855 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 3.33 km NW of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4855 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 23
  28. 3.24 km ESE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4854 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 18
  29. 2.65 km NNW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 4853 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.05 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4908 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4908 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  3. 3.14 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4909 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
  4. 3.05 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4911 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.26 km ESE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4913 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.55 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4913 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.85 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4913 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.28 km NNE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4914 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.00 km NNE of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4914 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  11. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.26 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.91 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  15. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 31
  16. 3.66 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 17
  17. 3.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  18. 2.6Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.66 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.71 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4916 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000gfeb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.