Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 8, 2012, 3:05 AM CST (09:05 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
2.6 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-12-08 09:05:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.386° N, 96.492° 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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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
18

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5034 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.04 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5033 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.112 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 5029 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 11
  4. 3.56 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5011 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 35
  5. 2.94 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5006 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 40
  6. 2.36 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5004 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.25 km S of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4999 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 65
  8. 3.26 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4998 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 18
  9. 2.86 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4998 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.37 km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4996 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.08 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4996 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.37 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4993 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.56 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5042 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5043 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5048 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5055 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 25
  5. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5055 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 40

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jwp6 (also filed as usc000e6fr). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.