Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 16, 2013, 2:39 PM CDT (19:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km S of Spencer, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2013-03-16 19:39:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.521° N, 96.783° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km NNE of Johnson, Oklahoma · 4933 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.33 km S of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4933 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 133
  3. 3.21 km N of Midwest City, Oklahoma · 4933 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 20
  4. 2.94 km WSW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4931 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 13
  5. 2.25 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 4928 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.45 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 4927 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.55 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4918 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.86 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4915 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4911 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 8
  10. 2.93 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 31
  11. 4.4Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1,732
  12. 3.04 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 9
  13. 3.64 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 57
  14. 2.52 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.64 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.72 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.6Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.23 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 695
  19. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.5Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.52 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.82 km W of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 3.55 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 3.35 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 10
  27. 3.75 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 49
  28. 3.34 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.71 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.66 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.6Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 3.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  33. 3.66 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4907 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 17
  34. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 31
  35. 2.91 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.82 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  37. 3.26 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  38. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 3.21 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4906 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  40. 2.00 km NNE of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.28 km NNE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.85 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4904 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  43. 2.55 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.26 km ESE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4903 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 3.05 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4901 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.14 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4900 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8
  47. 3.32 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4899 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  48. 3.05 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4898 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 3.06 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4898 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 11
  50. 2.33 km NW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4897 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 3.46 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4896 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.76 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4896 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.21 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4895 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.54 km SE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4884 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.65 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4878 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 9

Before

  1. 3.210 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 4943 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.58 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4943 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.32 km WSW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4944 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.47 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4948 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 22
  5. 3.53 km SSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 4955 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 397
  6. 2.53 km SE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4955 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 32
  7. 2.16 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4956 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.65 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4964 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 65

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000fm45. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.