Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Okemah, OK

M 2.8

Latest: 6:25 pm CDT on 13 August 2019 · 17 km (10 mi) S of Okemah, OK

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Okemah was M 2.8, 17 km (10 mi) S of Okemah, OK, at 6:25 pm CDT on 13 August 2019. 13 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 21 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 0
Largest since 2016: M 3.1 on 30 January 2016, 23 km (14 mi) W of Okemah, OK
Reported felt: 3 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 10 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 21 minutes ago · this page 02:46 UTC

The latest 21

1.7 23 km (14 mi) W of Okemah, OK Nov 21, 2022
2:34 am CST
1.5 17 km (11 mi) NW of Okemah, OK Sep 17, 2022
6:43 am CDT
1.8 17 km (11 mi) NW of Okemah, OK Sep 17, 2022
6:16 am CDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) NW of Okemah, OK Jul 8, 2022
6:38 pm CDT
1.6 17 km (10 mi) S of Okemah, OK Jan 9, 2022
8:57 am CST
1.7 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Okemah, OK · felt by 1 Apr 4, 2021
6:06 am CDT
2.3 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Okemah, OK Oct 23, 2020
5:25 am CDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Okemah, OK Aug 14, 2020
3:40 pm CDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Okemah, OK Jun 28, 2020
1:33 pm CDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Okemah, OK May 25, 2020
10:51 pm CDT
2.3 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Okemah, OK Feb 5, 2020
7:37 pm CST
2.8 16 km (10 mi) NE of Okemah, OK Jan 11, 2020
7:00 am CST
2.4 22 km (13 mi) SW of Okemah, OK Nov 11, 2019
5:58 pm CST
2.8 17 km (10 mi) S of Okemah, OK Aug 13, 2019
6:25 pm CDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Okemah, OK Jul 18, 2019
10:46 pm CDT
2.8 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Okemah, OK Nov 27, 2018
8:36 pm CST
2.6 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Okemah, OK Oct 10, 2018
12:58 pm CDT
2.6 23 km (15 mi) WSW of Okemah, OK Sep 16, 2016
5:51 am CDT
2.5 17 km (10 mi) WSW of Okemah, OK May 9, 2016
7:10 pm CDT
3.0 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Okemah, OK · felt by 4 Apr 23, 2016
3:36 am CDT
3.1 23 km (14 mi) W of Okemah, OK · felt by 2 Jan 30, 2016
1:20 pm CST

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 Okemah time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Okemah are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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The white circle is Okemah; dots are the 21 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Okemah:

5.7 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 43 km WNW of Okemah 2011

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Wetumka 22 km · Prague 35 km · Okmulgee 38 km

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