Oklahoma earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Sat, Nov 5, 2011, 10:53 PM CDT (03:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sat, Nov 5, 2011, 10:53 PM CDT
UTC: 2011-11-06 03:53:10 UTC
Depth: 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.532° N, 96.765° W
Region: Oklahoma
Felt reports: 59,356
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 35.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.0 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

59,356 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VII, very strong shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 146°, dip 81°, rake -5°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 236°, dip 85°, rake -171°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 17°
Stations used: 474

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jadn (also filed as usb0006klz, iscgem17507292, atlas20111106035310). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.