Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Tue, Oct 9, 2012, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-10-09 08:49:07 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.083° N, 97.386° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
39
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

39 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93 km NNE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5096 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 30
  2. 3.25 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5089 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 49
  3. 3.42 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5085 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 20
  4. 2.20 km W of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5077 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.70 km NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5076 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.54 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 5074 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 14
  7. 2.87 km WSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 5063 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.06 km WSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 5058 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 17
  9. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5054 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 40
  10. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5054 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 25
  11. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5047 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5042 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.79 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5105 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5105 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 12

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jtsd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.