Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma on Fri, May 11, 2012, 2:52 AM CDT (07:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-05-11 07:52:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.983° N, 97.638° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
14
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

14 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
46°
Stations used
34

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5246 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.93 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5246 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  3. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 130
  4. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 86
  7. 2.72 km SW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5196 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 21
  8. 3.24 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5195 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.68 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5192 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 10
  2. 3.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5249 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 55
  3. 2.62 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.56 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5268 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 32
  6. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5277 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 23

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jka1 (also filed as usb0009mts). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.