Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 12 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 12 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 21, 2012, 7:45 AM CDT (12:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2012-04-21 12:45:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.580° N, 97.070° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
32
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

32 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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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5263 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 21
  3. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5258 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 13
  4. 2.56 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.62 km NNW of Washington, Oklahoma · 5251 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.89 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 55
  7. 3.29 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.85 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 5248 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 14
  9. 2.23 km NNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.93 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5245 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  11. 3.32 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 130
  12. 2.84 km SSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 5215 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.54 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.13 km SSW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5214 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  15. 3.13 km S of Del City, Oklahoma · 5213 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 86

Before

  1. 3.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5273 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 141
  2. 3.19 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 5276 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 23
  3. 2.64 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 5280 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 14
  4. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 5282 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 35
  5. 3.37 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 5288 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 29
  6. 2.52 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 5294 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 10

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jjby (also filed as usc00098vz). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.