Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 26, 2012, 3:15 AM CST (09:15 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2012-02-26 09:15:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.633° N, 97.068° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
23
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

23 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
108°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5319 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 26
  3. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5317 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5312 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5310 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 25
  7. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5294 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 10
  8. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5288 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 29
  9. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5282 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 35
  10. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5280 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 14
  11. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 23
  12. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5273 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 141
  13. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5267 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 32
  14. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5263 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5327 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 33
  2. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 18
  3. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5331 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 25
  5. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 50
  7. 2.79 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5350 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 18

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jfdt (also filed as usb00086a4). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.