Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km ESE of Gerty, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Gerty, Oklahoma on Mon, Apr 16, 2012, 9:30 AM CDT (14:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-04-16 14:30:58 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.818° N, 96.245° 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
167°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5262 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 21
  3. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5258 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 13
  4. 3.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 55
  5. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5247 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 10
  6. 2.52 km WNW of Haileyville, Oklahoma · 5231 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 141
  2. 3.03 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5274 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 26
  3. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 23
  4. 4.18 km SSW of Pittsburg, Oklahoma · 5285 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 835
  5. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5288 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 29

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jj2q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.