Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 12:14 PM CDT (17:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-04-30 17:14:01 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.530° N, 96.760° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
13
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

13 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
111°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 55
  3. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5247 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 10
  4. 2.23 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.93 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  6. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 130
  7. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  10. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5213 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 86

Before

  1. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5260 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 21
  2. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5262 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5267 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 32
  4. 2.64 km ESE of Gerty, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 141
  6. 3.03 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5274 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 26
  7. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 23
  8. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5279 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 14
  9. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5282 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 35

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jjts (also filed as usc0009fpf). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.