Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 3 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 14, 2012, 2:35 AM CDT (07:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

Savanna forecast More in Oklahoma

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Apr 14, 2012, 2:35 AM CDT
UTC: 2012-04-14 07:35:58 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.944° N, 96.001° W
Region: Oklahoma
Felt reports: 26
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at McAlester. Also felt at Cleveland, Fort Gibson, Glenpool, Howe, Muskogee, Oklahoma City, Okmulgee, Paden, Prague, Stillwater, Stuart and Tulsa.

From the USGS event page for usp000jhxr. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

26 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: 43°
Stations used: 38

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

Earthquakes today Oklahoma earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jhxr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC.