Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 3, 2012, 4:56 AM CST (10:56 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-01-03 10:56:58 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.536° N, 96.750° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
63
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

63 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5373 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 47
  3. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 84
  4. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5369 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5368 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5363 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5362 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.56 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5352 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 18
  10. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 50
  11. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 25
  13. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 18
  15. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5326 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 33
  16. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 23
  17. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5321 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5319 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 26
  19. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5316 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  4. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 47
  5. 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 9
  6. 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5385 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 38
  7. 2.50 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5397 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 15
  8. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5398 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 3.05 km SE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5401 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jczp (also filed as usc0007fu7). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.