Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 0 km NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 0 km NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 12:55 PM CDT (17:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-10-30 17:55:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.502° N, 97.270° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
18
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

18 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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Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 5078 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 14
  2. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5058 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 40
  3. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5057 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 25
  4. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5050 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5045 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.56 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5045 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.65 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5040 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5037 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.04 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5036 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.112 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 5032 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 11

Before

  1. 2.20 km W of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5080 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  2. 3.39 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5082 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 24
  3. 3.42 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5088 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 20
  4. 3.25 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5092 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 49
  5. 2.93 km NNE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5099 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 30
  6. 3.3Oklahoma · 5100 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 39
  7. 2.79 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5109 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5109 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 12

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000juts (also filed as usb000djt5). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.