Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 12, 2012, 12:37 PM CST (18:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-12-12 18:37:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.370° N, 96.496° 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
64°
Stations used
23

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 5034 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 11
  2. 3.56 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5015 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 35
  3. 2.94 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5011 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 40
  4. 2.36 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5009 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.25 km S of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5003 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 65
  6. 3.26 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5003 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.86 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5002 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.37 km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5001 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.08 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5001 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.37 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4998 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.15 km N of Maysville, Oklahoma · 4987 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.79 km NNW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 4986 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 18

Before

  1. 3.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5038 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.65 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5042 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.56 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5047 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5047 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5052 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5059 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 25
  7. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5060 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 usp000jww4. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.