Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 6 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma on Sat, Nov 2, 2013, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km SSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2013-11-02 14:19:01 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.611° N, 97.361° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
109
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

109 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 198°, dip 85°, rake -177°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 107°, dip 87°, rake -5°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000kri9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.