The following is a list of historical earthquakes with epicenters located within the boundaries of Oklahoma. Only earthquakes of greater than or equal to magnitude 4.5 are included. Information pertaining to time, magnitude, epicenter, and depth is retrieved from the United States Geological Survey or, when USGS information is unavailable, the Oklahoma Geological Survey where applicable. All times are given in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) rather than local time (CT).
Date (UTC) | Time (UTC) |
Area | Magnitude | Epicenter | Depth (km) |
Article link | Source |
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~1,100 years ago | Unknown | Meers Fault | ~7 M | Unknown | Unknown | Meers Fault § Holocene activity | [1] |
October 22, 1882 | 22:14:24 | Fort Gibson, Muskogee County | 5.7 Mfa | 34°27′N 96°38′W / 34.45°N 96.63°W (approx.) | Unknown | — | [2][3] |
April 9, 1952 | 16:29:28 | El Reno, Canadian County | 5.5 Ms, mb | 35°24′N 97°48′W / 35.4°N 97.8°W | 10 | — | [4][5][6] |
February 15, 1974 | 13:33:49 | Huntoon, Ochiltree County, TX | 4.5 mb | 36°30′00″N 100°41′35″W / 36.500°N 100.693°W | 24.0 | — | [7] |
September 6, 1997 | 23:38:00 | Lula, Pontotoc County | 4.5 mbLg | 34°39′36″N 96°26′06″W / 34.660°N 96.435°W | 5.0 | — | [8] |
November 5, 2011 | 07:12:45 | Sparks, Lincoln County | 4.8 Mwr | 35°33′00″N 96°45′50″W / 35.550°N 96.764°W | 3.1 | — | [9] |
November 6, 2011 | 03:53:10 | Prague, Lincoln County | 5.7 Mww | 35°31′55″N 96°45′54″W / 35.532°N 96.765°W | 5.2 | 2011 Oklahoma earthquake | [10] |
November 8, 2011 | 02:46:57 | Sparks, Lincoln County | 4.8 Mwr | 35°31′52″N 96°47′17″W / 35.531°N 96.788°W | 5.0 | — | [11] |
December 7, 2013 | 18:10:24 | Edmond, Oklahoma County | 4.5 Mwr | 35°36′25″N 97°23′10″W / 35.607°N 97.386°W | 8.4 | — | [12] |
July 27, 2015 | 18:12:15 | Crescent, Logan County | 4.5 Mwr | 35°59′20″N 97°34′19″W / 35.989°N 97.572°W | 5.0 | — | [13] |
November 19, 2015 | 07:42:12 | Cherokee, Alfalfa County | 4.7 Mwr | 36°39′36″N 98°27′32″W / 36.660°N 98.459°W | 5.9 | — | [14] |
November 30, 2015 | 09:49:12 | Cherokee, Alfalfa County | 4.7 Mwr | 36°45′04″N 98°03′22″W / 36.751°N 98.056°W | 5.6 | — | [15] |
January 7, 2016 | 04:27:57 | Fairview, Major County | 4.7 Mww | 36°29′46″N 98°43′30″W / 36.496°N 98.725°W | 4.1 | — | [16] |
February 13, 2016 | 17:07:06 | Fairview, Major County | 5.1 Mww | 36°29′24″N 98°42′32″W / 36.490°N 98.709°W | 8.3 | — | [17] |
September 3, 2016 | 12:02:44 | Pawnee, Pawnee County | 5.8 Mww | 36°25′30″N 96°55′44″W / 36.425°N 96.929°W | 5.6 | 2016 Oklahoma earthquake | [18] |
November 2, 2016 | 04:26:54 | Pawnee, Pawnee County | 4.5 Mwr | 36°18′29″N 96°38′49″W / 36.308°N 96.647°W | 2.6 | — | [19] |
November 7, 2016 | 01:44:24 | Cushing, Payne County | 5.0 Mww | 35°59′02″N 96°47′53″W / 35.984°N 96.798°W | 5.0 | — | [20] |
April 7, 2018 | 12:16:01 | Perry, Noble County | 4.6 Mww | 36°17′24″N 97°31′01″W / 36.290°N 97.517°W | 5.8 | — | [21] |
April 9, 2018 | 10:22:20 | Perry, Noble County | 4.6 Mww | 36°13′08″N 97°34′26″W / 36.219°N 97.574°W | 4.9 | — | [22] |
January 31, 2022 | 17:10:21 | Medford, Grant County | 4.5 Mww | 36°51′04″N 97°47′38″W / 36.851°N 97.794°W | 7.9 | — | [23] |
February 3, 2024 | 05:24:28 | Prague, Lincoln County | 5.1 Mww | 35°32′02″N 96°45′50″W / 35.534°N 96.764°W | 3.0 | — | [24] |