Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km N of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km N of Alex, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 3:17 AM CDT (08:17 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-31 08:17:15 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.007° N, 97.761° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 759 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.28 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 759 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.68 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 759 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.69 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 757 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.58 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.84 km ESE of Dale, Oklahoma · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.54 km NE of Fitzhugh, Oklahoma · 739 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.64 km NW of Washington, Oklahoma · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.54 km ESE of Cole, Oklahoma · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.74 km E of Cole, Oklahoma · 730 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.94 km E of Cole, Oklahoma · 730 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.54 km E of Cole, Oklahoma · 729 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 12
  14. 1.52 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 727 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.57 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 709 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.88 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 702 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.110 km N of Alex, Oklahoma · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.28 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 762 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.57 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.67 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.98 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 762 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 762 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.87 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 762 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.511 km N of Alex, Oklahoma · 763 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.611 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 764 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  11. 1.710 km N of Alex, Oklahoma · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.211 km N of Alex, Oklahoma · 765 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.86 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 767 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.710 km N of Alex, Oklahoma · 767 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.51 km ENE of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 769 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.711 km ENE of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.99 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.09 km ESE of Katie, Oklahoma · 774 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.16 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 11

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024rcpp (also filed as us6000nnum). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.