Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma on Tue, Oct 1, 2013, 3:18 AM CDT (08:18 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-10-01 08:18:26 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.593° N, 97.373° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
13
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4749 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.87 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4748 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.91 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4747 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 21
  4. 2.66 km N of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4742 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.910 km ESE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4741 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  6. 2.710 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4741 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.10 km N of Prague, Oklahoma · 4739 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.28 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4739 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.55 km N of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4737 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.95 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4732 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.58 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4732 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.88 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4730 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.88 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4727 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.54 km NNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4723 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.78 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4720 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.68 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4719 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.22 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4719 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.58 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4717 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 153
  19. 2.98 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4717 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  20. 2.88 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4717 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  21. 3.28 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4717 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 26
  22. 3.46 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4717 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 109
  23. 2.78 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4717 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  24. 3.07 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4717 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 15
  25. 2.68 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  26. 2.58 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9
  27. 3.38 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4715 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 88
  28. 2.58 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4715 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.41 km NW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4715 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.08 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4714 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.88 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4714 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 339
  32. 2.58 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4714 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 3.25 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4714 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 38
  34. 2.18 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.67 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 3.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 71
  37. 3.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.47 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.68 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  40. 2.22 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4709 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.38 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4709 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.53 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  43. 3.58 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 118
  44. 2.38 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  45. 2.18 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.98 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 6
  47. 1.98 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.35 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.44 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 3.28 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 49
  51. 2.18 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 3.37 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4707 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 43
  53. 1.610 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4707 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.28 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4707 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  55. 3.211 km SSE of Prague, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 7
  56. 2.75 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  57. 2.38 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  58. 1.99 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.28 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.77 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 8

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 3.27 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4754 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 19
  2. 2.66 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 4757 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.87 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4758 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.110 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 4765 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.20 km NE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4773 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.211 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4775 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.64 km N of Luther, Oklahoma · 4779 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.13 km N of Luther, Oklahoma · 4779 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000k3k9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.