Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 4 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 3, 2012, 11:11 AM CDT (16:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-07-03 16:11:37 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.585° N, 97.331° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Edmond.

From the USGS event page for usp000jnje. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
85°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5200 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.76 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5198 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.911 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5176 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 15
  4. 3.47 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5176 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 32
  5. 2.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5176 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.18 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5175 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 11
  7. 2.51 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5174 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.32 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5172 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.85 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5169 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  10. 3.012 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5168 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 16
  11. 2.49 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5165 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.39 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5157 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 64
  13. 2.67 km S of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5151 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 9
  14. 2.65 km SE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5149 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 2.72 km SW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5204 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 21
  2. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5222 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 86
  3. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5223 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5223 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5223 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5223 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 130

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jnje. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.