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Seismic hazard and seismicity map for Oklahoma and vicinity for the year 2017 – incorporates hazard from induced seismicity
2023 National Seismic Hazard Model in Oklahoma from the United States Geological Survey – does not incorporate hazard from induced seismicity

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).

Earthquakes

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Date (UTC) Time
(UTC) 		Area Magnitude Epicenter Depth
(km) 		Article link Source
~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 / 34.45; -96.63 (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 / 35.4; -97.8 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 / 36.500; -100.693 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 / 34.660; -96.435 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 / 35.550; -96.764 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 / 35.532; -96.765 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 / 35.531; -96.788 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 / 35.607; -97.386 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 / 35.989; -97.572 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 / 36.660; -98.459 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 / 36.751; -98.056 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 / 36.496; -98.725 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 / 36.490; -98.709 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 / 36.425; -96.929 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 / 36.308; -96.647 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 / 35.984; -96.798 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 / 36.290; -97.517 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 / 36.219; -97.574 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 / 36.851; -97.794 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 / 35.534; -96.764 3.0 — [24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Walsh, F. Rall III; Zoback, Mark D. (June 18, 2015). "Oklahoma's recent earthquakes and saltwater disposal". Science. 1 (5). American Association for the Advancement of Science: e1500195. Bibcode:2015SciA....1E0195W. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1500195. PMC 4640601. PMID 26601200.
  2. ^ Luza, Kenneth V. (2016). "Earthquakes". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "M 5.7 - Southeastern Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. September 26, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "OGS 4.0+ Magnitude Earthquake Catalog". Oklahoma Geological Survey. September 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ^ Lawson, James E. Jr.; Luza, Kenneth V.; Brown, Raymon L.; Moss, Dan (April 1992). "Oklahoma Earthquakes, 1991". In Cooper, Christie (ed.). Oklahoma Geology (PDF) (Report). Vol. 52. Oklahoma Geological Survey. pp. 48–59. ISSN 0030-1736. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Stover, Carl W.; Coffman, Jerry L. (1993). Seismicity of the United States, 1568–1989 (Revised). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 334.
  7. ^ "M 4.5 - Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. February 15, 1974. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. ^ "M 4.5 - Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. September 6, 1997. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "M 4.8 - Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. November 5, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "M 5.7 - Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. November 5, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "M 4.8 - Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. November 7, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "M 4.5 - 9km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. December 7, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "M 4.5 - 4km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. July 27, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "M 4.7 - 13km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. November 19, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  15. ^ "M 4.7 - 26km E of Cherokee, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. November 30, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  16. ^ "M 4.7 - 33km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. January 6, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "M 5.1 - 31km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. February 13, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  18. ^ "M5.8 - 14km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. September 3, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  19. ^ "M4.5 - 14km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  20. ^ "M5.0 - 2km W of Cushing, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  21. ^ "M 4.6 - 20km W of Perry, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. April 7, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  22. ^ "M 4.6 - 26km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. April 9, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  23. ^ "M 4.5 - 7 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  24. ^ "M 5.1 - 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma". United States Geological Survey. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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