Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 9:30 PM CST (03:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-12-12 03:30:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.532° N, 96.759° 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.

Station coverage gap
105°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5034 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.112 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 5030 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 11
  3. 3.56 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5012 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 35
  4. 2.94 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5007 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 40
  5. 2.36 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5005 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.25 km S of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4999 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 65
  7. 3.26 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4999 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 18
  8. 2.86 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4999 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.37 km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4997 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.08 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4997 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.37 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4994 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.15 km N of Maysville, Oklahoma · 4983 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.79 km NNW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 4983 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 18

Before

  1. 2.65 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5038 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.56 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5043 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5043 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5048 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5055 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 25
  6. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5056 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 40

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jwvd. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.