Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma on Sat, Feb 18, 2012, 2:28 PM CST (20:28 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-02-18 20:28:10 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.811° N, 96.910° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
18
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

18 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
58°
Stations used
29

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5327 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 33
  2. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 23
  3. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5319 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 26
  5. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5316 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5311 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 12
  7. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 25
  9. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5294 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 10
  10. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5288 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 29
  11. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5282 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 35
  12. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5279 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 14
  13. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 23
  14. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 141

Before

  1. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 25
  3. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 50
  5. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.56 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 5352 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jf38 (also filed as usb00082bi). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.