Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 8, 2012, 4:11 AM CDT (09:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-07-08 09:11:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.393° N, 96.478° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 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
45°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5173 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 15
  2. 3.47 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5173 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 32
  3. 2.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5172 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.18 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5172 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 11
  5. 2.51 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5170 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.32 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5169 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.85 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5166 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  8. 3.012 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5165 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 16
  9. 2.49 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5161 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.39 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5154 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 64
  11. 2.67 km S of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5148 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 9
  12. 2.65 km SE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5146 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 2.68 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5197 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.24 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5200 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.72 km SW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5201 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 21
  4. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5218 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 86
  5. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5219 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5220 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5220 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5220 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 130

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jnrn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.