Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 5 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma on Tue, Oct 16, 2012, 11:42 PM CDT (04:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Tue, Oct 16, 2012, 11:42 PM CDT
UTC: 2012-10-17 04:42:40 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.670° N, 97.111° W
Region: Oklahoma
Felt reports: 49
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Luther, (III) at Arcadia and Wellston and (II) at Hydro. Also felt at Ardmore, Chandler, Drummond, Edmond, Enid, Harrah, Jones, Muskogee, Mustang, Oklahoma City, Sapulpa, Spencer and Stroud.

From the USGS event page for usp000ju31. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

49 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 58°
Stations used: 32

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ju31 (also filed as usb000d7a6). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.