Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 17, 2012, 7:26 AM CST (13:26 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-01-17 13:26:43 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.378° N, 96.546° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5353 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 18
  3. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 50
  4. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 25
  6. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 18
  8. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5327 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 33
  9. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 23
  10. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5319 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 26
  12. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5316 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5312 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 12
  14. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 25

Before

  1. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5363 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5368 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5371 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 84
  5. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5374 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 47
  6. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 63
  8. 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5377 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 14
  11. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 47
  12. 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5380 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 9
  13. 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5385 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 38

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jdm7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.