Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km NNE of Spencer, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Spencer, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 10, 2012, 7:41 AM CDT (12:41 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-10-10 12:41:46 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.554° N, 97.366° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
30
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

30 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
11

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5089 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 49
  2. 3.42 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 5085 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 20
  3. 3.39 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5078 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 24
  4. 2.20 km W of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5077 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.70 km NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5075 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.54 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 5074 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 14
  7. 2.76 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5054 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 40
  8. 2.57 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5054 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 25
  9. 2.06 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 5047 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.51 km WNW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 5042 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.56 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 5041 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.65 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5037 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 3.3Oklahoma · 5097 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 39
  2. 2.79 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5105 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5105 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 12

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jttp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.