Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 4 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma on Sun, May 19, 2013, 8:46 PM CDT (01:46 UTC), 6 km (3 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
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2013-05-20 01:46:35 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.666° N, 97.105° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 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.

Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km E of Agra, Oklahoma · 4880 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.2Oklahoma · 4875 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.98 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4871 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.311 km WNW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4870 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.82 km E of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4868 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 29
  6. 2.86 km SE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4864 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 12
  7. 3.75 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4861 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 49
  8. 3.38 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4859 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 11
  9. 2.58 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4859 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.69 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 4858 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.82 km W of Castle, Oklahoma · 4858 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.81 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4858 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 11
  13. 2.73 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4855 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.11 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4854 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  15. 3.07 km N of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4854 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.72 km NNW of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4854 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  17. 3.62 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4853 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 41
  18. 3.20 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4853 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.53 km NNW of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4853 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.33 km NW of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4853 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 23
  21. 3.24 km ESE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4852 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 18
  22. 2.65 km NNW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 4851 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 3.06 km S of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4843 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.78 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 4843 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 3.44 km NNW of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4843 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 16
  26. 2.83 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma · 4843 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 31
  27. 1.77 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4841 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.03 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4840 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.22 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4839 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.9Oklahoma · 4839 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.67 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4838 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.75 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 4834 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.77 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4832 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.56 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4831 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.91 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4824 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.65 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4886 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 9
  2. 2.54 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4892 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.21 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4902 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.76 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.33 km NW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4905 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.06 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  8. 3.05 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  10. 3.14 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  11. 3.05 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4909 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.26 km ESE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4911 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.55 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4911 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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