Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 12 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 16, 2012, 10:46 AM CST (16:46 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-12-16 16:46:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.128° N, 96.855° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.56 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5012 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 35
  2. 2.94 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5007 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 40
  3. 2.36 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5005 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.25 km S of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4999 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 65
  5. 3.26 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4999 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.86 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4999 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  7. 2.37 km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4997 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.08 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4997 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.37 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4994 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4974 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.55 km SSE of Paden, Oklahoma · 4972 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.04 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5034 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5035 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.65 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5038 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.56 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5043 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5043 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5048 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5055 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 25
  8. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5056 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 40
  9. 3.06 km WSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 5059 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 17

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jx1m (also filed as us2012jfax). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.