Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 1 km N of Jones, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km N of Jones, Oklahoma on Fri, Dec 30, 2011, 9:54 PM CST (03:54 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2011-12-31 03:54:12 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.575° N, 97.288° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 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

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Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5380 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 47
  2. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 14
  3. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5377 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 63
  6. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5374 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 47
  8. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5371 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 84
  9. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5368 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5363 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5362 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.56 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5353 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 18
  15. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 50
  16. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 25
  18. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5331 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 18
  20. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5327 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 33
  21. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 23
  22. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5385 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 38
  2. 2.50 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5397 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 15
  3. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5398 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.05 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5401 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.35 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5407 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 13
  6. 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5408 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 13
  7. 3.38 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5408 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 27
  8. 2.77 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5410 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jcvh (also filed as usc0007f23). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.