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Oklahoma Earthquake History
Since September 6, 1997, the USGS has recorded 16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in Oklahoma. The strongest was M 5.8.
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Strongest in Oklahoma
M 5.8 · 14 km NW of Pawnee, OklahomaSeptember 3, 2016M 5.7 · 8 km NW of Prague, OklahomaNovember 6, 2011M 5.1 · 18 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaFebruary 13, 2016M 5.1 · 8 km NW of Prague, OklahomaFebruary 3, 2024M 5.0 · 3 km W of Cushing, OklahomaNovember 7, 2016M 4.8 · 9 km SSE of Sparks, OklahomaNovember 8, 2011M 4.8 · 8 km SE of Sparks, OklahomaNovember 5, 2011M 4.7 · 16 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaJanuary 7, 2016M 4.7 · 4 km SW of Lambert, OklahomaNovember 19, 2015M 4.7 · 8 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaNovember 30, 2015
All recorded earthquakes
M 5.1 mwwFebruary 3, 2024
8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · depth 3 km
M 4.5 mwwJanuary 31, 2022
7 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · depth 8 km
M 4.6 mwwApril 9, 2018
8 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · depth 5 km
M 4.6 mwwApril 7, 2018
5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · depth 6 km
M 5.0 mwwNovember 7, 2016
3 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · depth 4 km
M 5.8 mwwSeptember 3, 2016
14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · depth 6 km
M 5.1 mwwFebruary 13, 2016
18 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · depth 8 km
M 4.7 mwwJanuary 7, 2016
16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · depth 4 km
M 4.7 mwrNovember 30, 2015
8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · depth 6 km
M 4.7 mwrNovember 19, 2015
4 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · depth 6 km
M 4.5 mwrJuly 27, 2015
4 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · depth 5 km
M 4.5 mwrDecember 7, 2013
8 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · depth 8 km
M 4.8 mwrNovember 8, 2011
9 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · depth 5 km
M 5.7 mwwNovember 6, 2011
8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · depth 5 km
M 4.8 mwrNovember 5, 2011
8 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · depth 3 km
M 4.5 mblgSeptember 6, 1997
6 km N of Tupelo, Oklahoma · depth 5 km
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.