Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 1:37 AM CDT (06:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-04-26 06:37:47 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.547° N, 96.751° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 21
  2. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5258 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 13
  3. 2.62 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 55
  5. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 10
  6. 2.23 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.93 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  8. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 130
  9. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
  12. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5213 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 86

Before

  1. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5267 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 32
  2. 2.64 km ESE of Gerty, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5273 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 141
  4. 3.03 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5275 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 26
  5. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 23
  6. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5280 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 14
  7. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5282 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 35
  8. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5289 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 29

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jjme. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.