Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma on Fri, Dec 9, 2011, 10:46 AM CST (16:46 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2011-12-09 16:46:50 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.475° N, 96.855° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Meeker. Also felt at Norman, Tulsa and Yale.

From the USGS event page for usp000jc05. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
14

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 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5407 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.50 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5406 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 15
  3. 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5395 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 38
  4. 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5389 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 9
  5. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5389 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 47
  6. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5388 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 14
  7. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5388 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5386 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5386 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 63
  10. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5385 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5383 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 47
  12. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5380 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 84
  13. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5372 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5372 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.56 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5362 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5360 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 18
  19. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 50

Before

  1. 2.35 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5416 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 13
  2. 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5417 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 13
  3. 3.38 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5417 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 27
  4. 2.77 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5419 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.73 km SW of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5421 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5421 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 44
  7. 3.14 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5423 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 61
  8. 2.47 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 17
  9. 3.46 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 50
  10. 3.45 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 43
  11. 2.54 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.45 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5425 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 362
  13. 3.08 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5428 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 31
  14. 2.84 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5429 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 29
  15. 2.64 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 30
  17. 3.39 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5432 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 37
  18. 2.80 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 5432 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 23
  19. 3.29 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 18
  20. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jc05 (also filed as usc000752d). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.