Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 10 km SW of Lehigh, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Lehigh, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 28, 2024, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2024-08-29 00:44:57 UTC
Depth
24.9 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.394° N, 96.287° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
15
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.08ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.24 · 20 stations
2.8mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.062 · 68 stations

Did you feel it?

15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km SW of Lehigh, Oklahoma · 767 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.54 km NE of Fitzhugh, Oklahoma · 745 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.37 km E of Ada, Oklahoma · 735 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.28 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 768 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.86 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 772 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.85 km ESE of Horntown, Oklahoma · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.711 km ENE of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma · 775 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.09 km ESE of Katie, Oklahoma · 779 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.98 km ESE of Katie, Oklahoma · 782 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.88 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 787 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.49 km N of Stonewall, Oklahoma · 789 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 39
  9. 1.57 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 789 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.57 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 789 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.68 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 789 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.98 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 792 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024qyjs (also filed as us6000nnef). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.