Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 1, 2012, 7:23 AM CST (13:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-01 13:23:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.530° N, 96.762° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
14
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

14 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
71°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 63
  4. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5373 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 47
  6. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 84
  7. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5369 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5368 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5362 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5362 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.56 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5352 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 18
  13. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 50
  14. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 25
  16. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 18
  18. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5326 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 33
  19. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 23
  20. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5321 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5318 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 26

Before

  1. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 47
  2. 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 9
  3. 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5385 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 38
  4. 2.50 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5397 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 15
  5. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5398 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.05 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5401 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 7
  7. 2.35 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5406 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 13
  8. 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5407 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 13
  9. 3.38 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5407 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 27

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jcxc (also filed as usc0007fer). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.