Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 8, 2012, 3:43 AM CST (09:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1 km N of Jones, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-02-08 09:43:30 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.538° N, 96.741° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
13

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 25
  2. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5332 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5331 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 18
  4. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5328 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 33
  5. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5324 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 23
  6. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5323 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5320 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 26
  8. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5318 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5313 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 12
  10. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5311 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5311 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 25
  12. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5296 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 10
  13. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5290 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 29
  14. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5283 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 35

Before

  1. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5342 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 50
  2. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5352 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 18
  3. 2.56 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5354 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5364 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5364 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5371 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jepc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.