Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Mon, Apr 16, 2012, 3:12 AM CDT (08:12 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-04-16 08:12:00 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.530° N, 96.759° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
141
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

141 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 35°, dip 70°, rake -170°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 301°, dip 80°, rake -21°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km ESE of Gerty, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5267 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 32
  3. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5262 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 21
  5. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5258 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 13
  6. 2.62 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 55
  8. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5247 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 10
  9. 2.23 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.93 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  11. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 130
  12. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  15. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5213 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 86

Before

  1. 3.03 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5274 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 26
  2. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 23
  3. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5279 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 14
  4. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5282 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 35
  5. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5288 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 29
  6. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5294 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 10

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jj26. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.