Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma on Sun, Sep 30, 2012, 2:17 PM CDT (19:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-09-30 19:17:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.523° N, 96.779° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
12
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

12 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
88°
Stations used
23

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5106 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.3Oklahoma · 5098 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 39
  3. 2.93 km NNE of Spencer, Oklahoma · 5097 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 30
  4. 3.25 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5090 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 49
  5. 3.42 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5086 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 20
  6. 3.39 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5079 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 24
  7. 2.20 km W of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5078 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.70 km NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5076 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 18
  9. 2.54 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 5075 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 14
  10. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5055 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 40
  11. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5055 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 25
  12. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5048 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.48 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5128 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 41
  2. 2.411 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5135 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 24

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jta6 (also filed as usc000cyrb). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.