Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 1 km N of Midwest City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 1 km N of Midwest City, Oklahoma on Thu, Mar 21, 2013, 11:34 AM CDT (16:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2013-03-21 16:34:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.467° N, 97.396° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
20
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

20 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km WSW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4931 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 13
  2. 2.25 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 4928 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.45 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 4926 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.55 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4918 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.86 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4915 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4911 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.93 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 31
  8. 4.4Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1,732
  9. 3.04 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 9
  10. 3.64 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 57
  11. 2.52 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.64 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.72 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.6Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.23 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 695
  16. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.52 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.82 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.55 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.35 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 10
  24. 3.75 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 49
  25. 3.34 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.71 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.66 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.6Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 3.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 7
  30. 3.66 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 17
  31. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 31
  32. 2.91 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  34. 3.26 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  35. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  37. 2.00 km NNE of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.28 km NNE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.85 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 7
  40. 2.55 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.26 km ESE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.05 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4901 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.14 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4899 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 8
  44. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4898 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  45. 3.05 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4898 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 3.06 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4898 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 11
  47. 2.33 km NW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4897 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4895 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.76 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4895 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.21 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4894 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.54 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4884 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.65 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4878 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 9
  53. 3.24 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4873 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 11

Before

  1. 3.33 km S of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4933 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 133
  2. 2.39 km NNE of Johnson, Oklahoma · 4933 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4937 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 9
  4. 3.210 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 4943 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.58 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4943 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.32 km WSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4944 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.47 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4947 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 22
  8. 3.53 km SSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 4954 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 397
  9. 2.53 km SE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4955 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 32
  10. 2.16 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4956 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000fqrf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.