News 9’s Deanne Stein speaks with residents about the tremors. A 5.1 magnitude earthquake was felt all over Oklahoma Friday night, but its epicenter was Prague, Oklahoma. News 9’s Deanne Stein speaks with residents about the tremors. Daily Update!

Prague (/ ˈpreɪɡ / PRAYG[ 5 ]) is a city in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,356 at the 2020 census, an 1.76 percent decrease from the figure of 2,388 in 2010. [ 6 ] Czech immigrants founded the city, and named it after the capital of the present-day Czech Republic.

The 2011 Prague quake, which measured 5.7-magnitude, led to lawsuits against two state oil and natural gas companies over property damage. The settlements of these lawsuits were announced in 2017 and last fall.

After the opening of the Sac and Fox Reservation by a land run on September 22, 1891, Czech immigrants settled and founded Prague. Eva Barta owned the land, and named the new town "Prague" for the Czech capital in Europe, then part of Austria-Hungary. The town incorporated in 1902. [ 7 ]