Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, 10:17 PM CST (04:17 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-27 04:17:27 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.600° N, 96.895° 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
111°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 18
  2. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 50
  3. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 25
  5. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5327 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 33
  8. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 23
  9. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5321 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5319 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 26
  11. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5316 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5311 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 12
  13. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 25
  15. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5294 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 3.09 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5362 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5363 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5368 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.16 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5369 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.82 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5370 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 84
  6. 2.99 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5373 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 47
  7. 2.02 km E of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5376 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 63
  9. 2.43 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5377 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5378 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 14
  12. 3.68 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 47
  13. 2.21 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5379 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000je10. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.