Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 3, 2012, 2:44 AM CST (08:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-03-03 08:44:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.619° N, 97.063° 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
87°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5313 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 12
  2. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5311 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5311 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 25
  4. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5296 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 10
  5. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5290 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 29
  6. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5284 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 35
  7. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5281 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 14
  8. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5278 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 23
  9. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5274 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 141
  10. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5269 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 32
  11. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5264 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5262 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 21
  13. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5259 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 13

Before

  1. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5320 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 26
  2. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5323 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5324 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 23
  4. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5328 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 33
  5. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5331 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5332 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5341 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 25
  8. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5342 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5343 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 50

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jfqs. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.