M2.7 earthquake 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma on Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:27 AM CST (15:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-11-16 15:27:16 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.518° N, 96.779° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.29 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 18
- 2.80 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 5423 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 23
- 3.39 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5423 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 37
- 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5421 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 30
- 2.64 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5420 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.84 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5420 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 29
- 3.08 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5419 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 31
- 3.45 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5416 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 362
- 2.54 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5415 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.45 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5415 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 43
- 3.46 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5415 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 50
- 2.47 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5414 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 17
- 3.14 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5413 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 61
- 2.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5411 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 44
- 2.73 km SW of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5411 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.77 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5410 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
- 3.38 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5408 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 27
- 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5408 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13
- 2.35 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5407 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 13
- 3.05 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5401 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
- 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5398 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.50 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5397 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 15
- 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5385 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 38
- 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5380 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 9
- 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5380 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 47
- 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 14
- 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
- 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5377 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 63
- 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5374 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 47
- 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5371 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 84
- 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5368 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
Before
- 2.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5425 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 50
- 2.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5426 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.44 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5426 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 22
- 2.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5426 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 75
- 2.94 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.25 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 77
- 2.55 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 8
- 1.63 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5429 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.27 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5429 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.17 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5429 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 47
- 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5429 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.25 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 102
- 2.99 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5431 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.01 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5431 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5431 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 134
- 3.58 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5432 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 459
- 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.89 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 16,034
- 3.29 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jay8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.