Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma on Fri, Jul 6, 2012, 3:30 AM CDT (08:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-07-06 08:30:49 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.539° N, 96.791° 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
167°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5189 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.911 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5167 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 15
  3. 3.47 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 5167 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 32
  4. 2.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5167 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.18 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5166 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 11
  6. 2.51 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5165 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.32 km ESE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5163 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.85 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5161 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  9. 3.012 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5159 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 16
  10. 2.49 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5156 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.39 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5149 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 64
  12. 2.67 km S of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5142 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 9
  13. 2.65 km SE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 5140 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.411 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5133 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 24

Before

  1. 3.24 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5194 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.72 km SW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5196 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 21
  3. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5213 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 86
  4. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 130

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jnp6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.