Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 7, 2012, 11:17 PM CST (05:17 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km S of Paden, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-03-08 05:17:39 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.621° N, 97.069° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
12
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
23

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.16 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5309 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 25
  3. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5294 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 10
  4. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5288 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 29
  5. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5282 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 35
  6. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5280 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 14
  7. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 23
  8. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5272 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 141
  9. 3.212 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5267 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 32
  10. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5262 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 21
  12. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5258 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 13

Before

  1. 2.68 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5316 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.05 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5319 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 26
  3. 2.88 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.96 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5322 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 23
  5. 2.92 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5327 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 33
  6. 2.98 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.62 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5330 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.81 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 25
  9. 2.57 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5340 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.38 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 5341 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 usp000jfxu (also filed as usb0008e7u). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.