Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km S of Paden, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km S of Paden, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 26, 2012, 7:19 PM CST (01:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-02-27 01:19:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.433° N, 96.567° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5318 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 26
  2. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5316 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5311 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 25
  6. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5294 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 10
  7. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5288 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 29
  8. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5282 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 35
  9. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5279 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 14
  10. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 23
  11. 3.03 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5274 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 26
  12. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 141
  13. 2.64 km ESE of Gerty, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5267 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 32
  15. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5262 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 23
  2. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5326 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 33
  3. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 18
  4. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 25
  6. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 50
  8. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 18

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jffm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.