November 8, 2011 Earthquake: Sparks, Prague, Oklahoma, United States
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Sparks, Prague, Oklahoma, United States on November 8, 2011 at 02:46:57 UTC, 5 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 8, 2011
- Time
- 02:46:57 UTC
- Place
- Sparks, Prague, Oklahoma, United States
- Magnitude
- 5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 5 km (3 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.531° N, 96.788° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Some buildings damaged at Prague and Sparks.
Felt (VI) at Meeker and Sparks; (V) at Chandler,
Davenport, Prague and Tishomingo. Felt strongly in
most of central and eastern Oklahoma, northwestern
Arkansas, southwestern Missouri and southern Kansas.
Also felt in parts of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and
Texas. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 6, 2011, Sparks, Oklahoma, United States
- December 19, 2010, Luther, Oklahoma, United States
- July 15, 2014, Harrah, Oklahoma, United States
- November 7, 2016, Cushing, Oklahoma, United States
- February 9, 2014, Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States
- March 4, 2018, Breckenridge, Enid, Oklahoma, United States
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9889.