Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 5 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma on Thu, Nov 24, 2011, 3:11 PM CST (21:11 UTC), 6 km (4 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
3.4 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2011-11-24 21:11:04 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.563° N, 96.788° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
362
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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

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 130°, dip 80°, rake -25°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 225°, dip 65°, rake -169°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
25°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5416 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.45 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5416 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 43
  3. 3.46 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5416 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 50
  4. 2.47 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5416 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 17
  5. 3.14 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5415 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 61
  6. 2.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5413 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 44
  7. 2.77 km NE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 5411 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.38 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5409 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 27
  9. 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5409 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 13
  10. 2.35 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5408 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 13
  11. 3.05 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5403 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 7
  12. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5400 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.50 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5398 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 15
  14. 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5387 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 38
  15. 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5381 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 9
  16. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5381 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 47
  17. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5380 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 14
  18. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5380 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 63
  21. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5377 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 47
  23. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5372 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 84
  24. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5371 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5364 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5364 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.08 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5420 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 31
  2. 2.84 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5421 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 29
  3. 2.64 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5422 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5422 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 30
  5. 3.39 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 37
  6. 2.80 km W of Jones, Oklahoma · 5424 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 23
  7. 3.29 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5426 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 18
  8. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5426 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5426 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 50
  10. 2.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.44 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 22
  12. 2.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5427 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5428 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 75
  14. 2.94 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5429 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.25 km SSE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5429 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 77
  16. 2.55 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5429 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 8
  17. 1.63 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.27 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.17 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 47
  20. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5430 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jbbx (also filed as usc0006xhy). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.