Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma on Sun, May 13, 2012, 2:10 PM CDT (19:10 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-05-13 19:10:14 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.539° N, 97.303° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 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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Station coverage gap
98°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5219 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 130
  2. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5219 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5219 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5218 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  5. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5217 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 86
  6. 2.72 km SW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5200 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 21
  7. 3.24 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5199 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.68 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5196 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.76 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5194 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.23 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5249 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.85 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 5252 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 14
  3. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5252 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 10
  4. 3.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5252 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 55
  5. 2.62 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma · 5255 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.56 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 5255 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5263 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 13
  8. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5265 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 21
  9. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5267 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 32
  11. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5277 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 141

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jkd6 (also filed as usb0009p9v). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.