Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 29, 2012, 4:20 PM CST (22:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km S of Paden, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mblg), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-02-29 22:20:42 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.725° N, 97.168° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
26
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

26 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
70°
Stations used
17

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5317 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5312 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 12
  3. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5310 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5310 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 25
  5. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5295 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10
  6. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5289 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 29
  7. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5283 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 35
  8. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5280 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 14
  9. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5277 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 23
  10. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5273 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 141
  11. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5268 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 32
  12. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5263 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 21

Before

  1. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5323 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 23
  3. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5327 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 33
  4. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 18
  5. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5331 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 25
  7. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5342 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 50

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jfma. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.