Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 7 km S of Paden, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 7 km S of Paden, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 31, 2012, 6:54 AM CDT (11:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (mblg), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-03-31 11:54:11 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.437° N, 96.574° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
29
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

29 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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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
30

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5282 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 35
  2. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5280 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 14
  3. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 23
  4. 3.03 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5274 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 26
  5. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 141
  6. 2.64 km ESE of Gerty, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5267 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 32
  8. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5262 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 21
  10. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5258 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 13
  11. 2.62 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 55
  13. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5247 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 10
  14. 2.23 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.93 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5294 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
  2. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 25
  3. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5311 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5316 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jh1n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.