Recent earthquake activity

Earthquakes in Oklahoma — today and the last 30 days

Oklahoma saw a dramatic rise in earthquakes in the 2010s linked to wastewater injection from oil and gas operations. Once seismically quiet, it briefly rivaled California in the number of felt quakes.

Updated 2026-09-05 19:17 UTC

Oklahoma earthquake activity at a glance

Past 24 hours0M2.5+
Past 7 days1M2.5+
Past 30 days5M2.5+

What the last 30 days look like in Oklahoma

1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, up from 0 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 0.

The largest was M3.3 on September 4, 2 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma, 10.2 km deep, and 31 people reported feeling it.

Map of recent earthquakes in Oklahoma and the surrounding area

Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.

Tectonic settingIntraplate faults affected by regional wastewater-injection activity
Notable earthquake2016 Pawnee earthquake · M5.8
Official local sourceOklahoma Geological Survey
Early warningNo public earthquake early-warning system — alerts arrive after an event is published

Every recorded event

5 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ recorded in Oklahoma and the surrounding area in the last 30 days.

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Frequently asked questions

Was there an earthquake in Oklahoma today?

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or above has been recorded in the last 24 hours. Smaller events may still have occurred below that threshold. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.

How many earthquakes does Oklahoma get?

5 of magnitude 2.5 or above in the last 30 days, 1 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.

What was the biggest recent earthquake in Oklahoma?

Magnitude 3.3 on September 4, 2026, 2 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma, at a depth of 10.2 km. 31 people reported feeling it.

How deep are earthquakes in Oklahoma?

In the last 30 days they ranged from 5.3 km to 10.2 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.

How can I get earthquake alerts for Oklahoma?

Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Oklahoma, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.

Where does this data come from?

From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog, deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.

Coverage and data notes

Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Oklahoma, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.

Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and, in Venezuela, FUNVISIS. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.