Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 8, 2012, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-09-09 01:58:52 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.375° N, 96.537° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
41
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

41 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
35°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5106 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 12
  2. 2.79 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5106 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.93 km NNE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5096 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 30
  4. 3.25 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5089 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 49
  5. 3.42 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5085 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 20
  6. 3.39 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5079 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 24
  7. 2.20 km W of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5077 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.70 km NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5076 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 18
  9. 2.54 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 5075 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 14

Before

  1. 2.411 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5134 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 24
  2. 2.65 km SE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5141 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.67 km S of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5143 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 9
  4. 3.39 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5150 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 64
  5. 2.49 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5157 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000js12. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.