Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 29, 2012, 5:33 AM CST (11:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-29 11:33:48 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.511° N, 96.788° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
18
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

18 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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Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 50
  2. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 25
  4. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5331 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5327 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 33
  7. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5323 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 23
  8. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5319 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 26
  10. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5317 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5312 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 12
  12. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5310 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 25
  14. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5294 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 2.56 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5353 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5362 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5363 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5368 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5371 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 84
  7. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5374 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 47
  8. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 63
  10. 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5377 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 14
  13. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5380 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 47
  14. 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5380 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000je4p (also filed as usc0007t7y). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.