Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma on Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 1:54 AM CST (07:54 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-11-21 07:54:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.715° N, 97.457° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
25
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

25 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5052 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5047 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.56 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5046 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.65 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5042 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  5. 3.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5038 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.04 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5037 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.112 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 5034 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 11
  8. 3.56 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5015 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 35
  9. 2.94 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5010 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 40
  10. 2.36 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5009 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.25 km S of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5003 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 65
  12. 3.26 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5002 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 18
  13. 2.86 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5002 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.37 km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5001 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.08 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5001 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5059 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 40
  2. 2.54 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 5079 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 14
  3. 2.70 km NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5081 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 18
  4. 2.20 km W of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5082 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
  5. 3.39 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5083 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 24

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jvwr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.