Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 16, 2013, 6:51 AM CDT (11:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2013-04-16 11:51:26 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.675° N, 97.080° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.82 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.55 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.35 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 10
  5. 3.75 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 49
  6. 3.34 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.71 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.66 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.6Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  11. 3.66 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 17
  12. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 31
  13. 2.91 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  15. 3.26 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 7
  16. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.00 km NNE of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.28 km NNE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.85 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 7
  21. 2.55 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.26 km ESE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 3.05 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4901 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.14 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4900 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
  25. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4899 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  26. 3.05 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4898 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 3.06 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4898 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 11
  28. 2.33 km NW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4897 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4896 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.76 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4896 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.21 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4895 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.54 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4884 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.65 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4878 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 9
  34. 3.24 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4873 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  35. 2.64 km E of Agra, Oklahoma · 4872 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.2Oklahoma · 4867 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  37. 2.98 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4864 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.311 km WNW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4862 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.82 km E of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4860 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 29
  40. 2.86 km SE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4857 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 12
  41. 3.75 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4853 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 49
  42. 3.38 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4852 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 11
  43. 2.58 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4851 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.69 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 4851 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.82 km W of Castle, Oklahoma · 4850 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.81 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 4850 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 11
  47. 2.73 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4848 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.23 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 695
  5. 2.6Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.72 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.64 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.52 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.64 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 57
  10. 3.04 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
  11. 4.4Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1,732
  12. 2.93 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 31
  13. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4911 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8
  14. 2.86 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4915 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.55 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4918 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.45 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 4927 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.25 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 4928 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.94 km WSW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4931 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 13
  19. 3.21 km N of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 4933 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 20
  20. 3.33 km S of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4933 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 133

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k08p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.