M2.8 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Sat, Nov 19, 2011, 11:54 PM CST (05:54 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 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
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-11-20 05:54:02 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.551° N, 96.745° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 30
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
30 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.64 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5421 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.84 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5420 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 29
- 3.08 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5420 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 31
- 3.45 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5417 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 362
- 2.54 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5416 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.45 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5416 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 43
- 3.46 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5416 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 50
- 2.47 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5415 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 17
- 3.14 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5414 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 61
- 2.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5412 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 44
- 2.73 km SW of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5412 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.77 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5411 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
- 3.38 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5409 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 27
- 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5409 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 13
- 2.35 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5408 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 13
- 3.05 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5402 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 7
- 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5399 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.50 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5398 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 15
- 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5386 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 38
- 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5381 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 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 · 5379 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 14
- 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
- 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5377 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 63
- 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 47
- 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5372 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 84
- 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5371 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5369 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5364 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5363 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 3.39 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5423 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 37
- 2.80 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 23
- 3.29 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5425 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 18
- 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5425 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5426 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 50
- 2.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.44 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 22
- 2.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5428 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 75
- 2.94 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5428 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.25 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5428 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 77
- 2.55 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5428 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 8
- 1.63 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.27 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.17 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 47
- 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.25 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5431 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 102
- 2.99 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5432 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.01 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5432 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5432 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 134
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jb53 (also filed as usc0006v42). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.