Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 3, 2012, 5:45 PM CST (23:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-12-03 23:45:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.454° N, 96.529° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000jwdq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5045 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5041 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.04 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5041 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.112 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 5037 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 11
  5. 3.56 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5018 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 35
  6. 2.94 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5013 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 40
  7. 2.36 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5012 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.25 km S of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5006 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 65
  9. 3.26 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5005 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 18
  10. 2.86 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5005 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.37 km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5004 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.08 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5004 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.37 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5000 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5050 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5055 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5062 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 25
  4. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5063 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 40

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jwdq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.