Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-07-30 22:16:48 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.532° N, 96.757° 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
149°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5168 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 11
  2. 2.51 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5167 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.32 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5165 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.85 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5162 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
  5. 3.012 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5161 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 16
  6. 2.49 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5158 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.39 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5150 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 64
  8. 2.67 km S of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5144 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 9
  9. 2.65 km SE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5142 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.411 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5135 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 24
  11. 3.48 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5128 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 41

Before

  1. 3.47 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5169 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 32
  2. 2.911 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5169 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 15
  3. 2.76 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5191 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.68 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5193 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.24 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5196 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.72 km SW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5197 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 21

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jpnp. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.