Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma on Sat, Nov 5, 2011, 2:50 AM CDT (07:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2011-11-05 07:50:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.554° N, 96.769° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5435 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.38 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5435 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 162
  3. 3.49 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5435 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 128
  4. 3.28 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5435 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 159
  5. 3.69 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5435 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 261
  6. 3.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 5.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 59,356
  8. 4.08 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.99 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.74 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 167
  13. 3.25 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 64
  14. 3.66 km ENE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.02 km SSW of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.18 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
  17. 3.55 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 15
  18. 3.75 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 224
  19. 3.68 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 268
  20. 3.15 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 57
  21. 2.87 km ENE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 31
  22. 2.93 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 210
  23. 3.84 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 640
  24. 2.98 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 3.46 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 174
  26. 3.14 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 184
  27. 2.99 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5434 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.98 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 52
  29. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 42
  30. 3.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 212
  31. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.59 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 3.15 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 251
  35. 3.29 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5433 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 4.89 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5432 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 16,034
  37. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5432 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 3.58 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5432 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 459
  39. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5431 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 134
  40. 3.01 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5431 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.99 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5431 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 3.25 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 102
  43. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5429 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.17 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5428 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 47
  45. 3.27 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5428 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.63 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5428 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.55 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 8
  48. 3.25 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 77
  49. 2.94 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5426 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 75
  51. 2.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5426 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.44 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5425 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 22
  53. 2.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5425 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 50
  55. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 3.29 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 18
  57. 2.80 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 5422 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 23
  58. 3.39 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5422 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 37
  59. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5420 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 30
  60. 2.64 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5420 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.69 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5435 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 16
  2. 3.38 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5435 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 176
  3. 4.88 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5435 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10,180
  4. 3.40 km WNW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 200
  5. 3.20 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5443 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 182
  6. 2.40 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5444 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.81 km SW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5448 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 12
  8. 2.61 km SSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5448 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 29
  9. 2.93 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5453 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 259
  10. 2.510 km W of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 5458 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jac7 (also filed as usb0006kbh). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.