Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma on Thu, May 10, 2012, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-05-10 21:14:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.510° N, 96.781° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
55
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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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 56°, dip 58°, rake -168°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 320°, dip 80°, rake -33°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  2. 2.85 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 14
  3. 2.23 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.93 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  5. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 130
  6. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  9. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5213 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 86
  10. 2.72 km SW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5196 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 21
  11. 3.24 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5194 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.68 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5191 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.76 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5189 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.62 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.56 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5258 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 13
  4. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 21
  5. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5263 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5267 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 32
  7. 2.64 km ESE of Gerty, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 141
  9. 3.03 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 5275 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 26
  10. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 23

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jk98. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.