Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma on Mon, May 7, 2012, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-05-07 23:05:28 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.984° N, 97.657° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5249 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 55
  3. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
  4. 2.85 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 14
  5. 2.23 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5246 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.93 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5246 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  7. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 130
  8. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 86
  11. 2.72 km SW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5196 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 21
  12. 3.24 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5195 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.68 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5192 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5268 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 32
  2. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5280 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 14

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jk55. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.