Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Midwest City, OK
No earthquake was likely felt in Midwest City in the 24 hours to 3:02 am CDT (08:02 UTC). The last one was M 3.3, 53 km (33 mi) SSW, at 4:17 am CDT on 4 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 33 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.6
Latest: 11:55 pm CDT on 12 June 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Midwest City was M 2.6, 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK, at 11:55 pm CDT on 12 June 2026, 7 km deep. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Midwest City was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Midwest City since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Midwest City in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.0
- Last 12 months
- 4 · largest M 2.6 on 12 June 2026
- Since 2016
- 399 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 12 January 2024, 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- Reported felt
- 284 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Earthquakes in Oklahoma — with the state's activity score
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Midwest City, OK
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) SW of Midwest City, OK · felt by 8
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 13
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 3
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 3
- 2.8 25 km (16 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 17
- 2.9 25 km (16 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 65
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 2
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 2.5 25 km (16 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 73
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Midwest City, OK · felt by 3
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of Midwest City, OK · felt by 1
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SW of Midwest City, OK · felt by 4
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 2
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 11
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 6
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 1
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SW of Midwest City, OK
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 4
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 1
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 2.8 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 78
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 26
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 2
- 2.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 51
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 3.4 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 391
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 98
- 2.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 12
- 2.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 9
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 4
- 3.1 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 75
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) N of Midwest City, OK · felt by 4
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Midwest City time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Midwest City are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Midwest City; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Midwest City
The strongest shaking in Midwest City from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.3 on 12 January 2024, 24 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Midwest City (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.3 | 24 km | IV · Light · felt by 3,578 | |
| M 4.2 | 24 km | IV · Light · felt by 815 | |
| M 4.2 | 25 km | IV · Light · felt by 1,321 | |
| M 4.1 | 25 km | IV · Light · felt by 1,735 | |
| M 3.7 | 24 km | IV · Light · felt by 253 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Midwest City.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Del City 4 km · Spencer 8 km · Oklahoma City 11 km · Choctaw 13 km · Moore 15 km · Jones 16 km · Harrah 22 km · Warr Acres 22 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.