Oklahoma earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 3 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 16, 2013, 5:16 AM CDT (10:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2013-04-16 10:16:53 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.681° N, 97.098° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
695
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
PAGER alert
Green
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

695 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

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

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level
Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 144°, dip 65°, rake -12°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 239°, dip 79°, rake -155°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
160

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000g7we. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.