Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SE of Arcadia, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Arcadia, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 26, 2012, 9:00 AM CDT (14:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-08-26 14:00:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.640° N, 97.282° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
70°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5137 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 24
  2. 3.48 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5131 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 41
  3. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5109 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.79 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5109 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.3Oklahoma · 5100 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 39
  6. 2.93 km NNE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5099 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 30
  7. 3.25 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5093 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 49
  8. 3.42 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5088 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 20

Before

  1. 2.67 km S of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5146 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 9
  2. 3.39 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5153 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 64
  3. 2.49 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5160 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.012 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5163 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 16
  5. 2.85 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5165 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.32 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5168 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.51 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5169 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.18 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5170 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 11
  9. 2.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5171 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.47 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5171 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 32
  11. 2.911 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5171 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 15

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jqru (also filed as us2012etap). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC.