M2.1 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 3:40 PM CST

UTC

2012-01-16 21:40:41 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.533° N, 96.760° W

Region

Oklahoma

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

14

• Prague, OklahomaPopulation 2,453. Forecast8 kmNW
• Shawnee, OklahomaPopulation 31,286. Forecast27 kmNNE
• Oklahoma City, OklahomaPopulation 681,054. Forecast69 kmE
• Dallas, TexasPopulation 1,326,087. Forecast306 kmN

After

1. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, OklahomaTue, Jan 17, 7:26 AM CST · 5363 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.56 km W of Sparks, OklahomaThu, Jan 26, 10:17 PM CST · 5353 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, OklahomaSun, Jan 29, 5:33 AM CST · 5351 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 18
4. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, OklahomaTue, Feb 7, 10:29 AM CST · 5342 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 50
5. 2.57 km NW of Prague, OklahomaWed, Feb 8, 3:43 AM CST · 5341 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.81 km N of Jones, OklahomaWed, Feb 8, 1:04 PM CST · 5341 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 25
7. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, OklahomaSat, Feb 18, 12:24 AM CST · 5331 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
8. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, OklahomaSat, Feb 18, 2:28 PM CST · 5331 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 18
9. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, OklahomaTue, Feb 21, 6:30 PM CST · 5327 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 33
10. 2.96 km S of Wellston, OklahomaSun, Feb 26, 3:15 AM CST · 5323 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 23
11. 2.88 km S of Paden, OklahomaSun, Feb 26, 7:19 PM CST · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
12. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, OklahomaWed, Feb 29, 4:20 PM CST · 5319 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 26
13. 2.68 km S of Wellston, OklahomaSat, Mar 3, 2:44 AM CST · 5317 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.98 km S of Wellston, OklahomaWed, Mar 7, 11:17 PM CST · 5312 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 12
15. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, OklahomaSat, Mar 10, 1:09 AM CST · 5310 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
16. 3.16 km S of Paden, OklahomaSat, Mar 10, 4:11 AM CST · 5310 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 25

Before

1. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, OklahomaWed, Jan 11, 4:39 AM CST · 5369 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.16 km E of Edmond, OklahomaMon, Jan 9, 7:43 PM CST · 5370 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, OklahomaSun, Jan 8, 8:50 PM CST · 5371 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 84
4. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, OklahomaThu, Jan 5, 10:02 PM CST · 5374 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 47
5. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, OklahomaWed, Jan 4, 6:22 AM CST · 5376 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
6. 3.48 km NW of Prague, OklahomaTue, Jan 3, 4:56 AM CST · 5377 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 63
7. 2.43 km N of Jones, OklahomaMon, Jan 2, 6:21 PM CST · 5377 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
8. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, OklahomaSun, Jan 1, 8:15 AM CST · 5379 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
9. 2.88 km NW of Prague, OklahomaSun, Jan 1, 7:23 AM CST · 5379 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 14
10. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, OklahomaSat, Dec 31, 2:07 AM CST · 5380 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 47
11. 2.21 km N of Jones, OklahomaFri, Dec 30, 9:54 PM CST · 5380 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 9
12. 3.69 km NW of Cromwell, OklahomaSun, Dec 25, 8:10 AM CST · 5386 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 38

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jdkj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.