Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 0 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 0 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 13, 2011, 12:57 PM CST (18:57 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2011-12-13 18:57:57 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.492° N, 97.265° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
15
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5385 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 38
  2. 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 9
  3. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 47
  4. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 14
  5. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 63
  8. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5373 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 47
  10. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 84
  11. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5369 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5368 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5362 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5362 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.56 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5352 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 18
  17. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 50
  18. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 25

Before

  1. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5398 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.05 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5401 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.35 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5406 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 13
  4. 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5407 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 13
  5. 3.38 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5407 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 27
  6. 2.77 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5409 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5411 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 44
  8. 3.14 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5413 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 61
  9. 2.47 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5414 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 17
  10. 3.46 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5414 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 50
  11. 3.45 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5415 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 43
  12. 2.54 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5415 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.45 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5415 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 362
  14. 3.08 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5418 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 31
  15. 2.84 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5419 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 29
  16. 2.64 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5420 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5420 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 30
  18. 3.39 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5422 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 37
  19. 2.80 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 5422 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 23
  20. 3.29 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 18

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jc5f (also filed as usc0007769). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.