Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 1 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 2, 2013, 10:01 PM CDT (03:01 UTC), 5 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
2013-10-03 03:01:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.527° N, 97.395° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
21
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

21 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

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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: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km N of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4742 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.910 km ESE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4741 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 9
  3. 2.710 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4741 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.10 km N of Prague, Oklahoma · 4739 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.28 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4739 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.55 km N of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4736 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.95 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4731 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.58 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4731 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.88 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4729 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.88 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4726 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.54 km NNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4722 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.78 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4719 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.68 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4719 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.22 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4718 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.58 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 153
  16. 2.98 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 10
  17. 2.88 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  18. 3.28 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 26
  19. 3.46 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 109
  20. 2.78 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  21. 3.07 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 15
  22. 2.68 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  23. 2.58 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4716 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 9
  24. 3.38 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4715 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 88
  25. 2.58 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4715 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.41 km NW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4714 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.08 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4714 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 3.88 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4714 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 339
  29. 2.58 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4714 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.25 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4713 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 38
  31. 2.18 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.67 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 71
  34. 3.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.47 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.68 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4711 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  37. 2.22 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.38 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.53 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  40. 3.58 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 118
  41. 2.38 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.18 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.98 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  44. 1.98 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4708 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.35 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4707 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.44 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4707 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 3.28 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4707 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 49
  48. 2.18 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4707 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 3.37 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4707 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 43
  50. 1.610 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4707 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.28 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  52. 3.211 km SSE of Prague, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 7
  53. 2.75 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  54. 2.38 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4706 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.99 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4705 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.28 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4705 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.77 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4705 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 8
  58. 2.47 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma · 4705 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  59. 2.28 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4704 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 3.07 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4704 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 43

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.87 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4747 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.57 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4748 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.97 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4748 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 13
  4. 3.27 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4754 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 19
  5. 2.66 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 4756 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.87 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4758 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.110 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 4765 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.20 km NE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4772 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.211 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4774 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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