Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 12 km SSE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma on Thu, Jun 26, 2014, 12:38 AM CDT (05:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-06-26 05:38:57 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.768° N, 97.485° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
12
Strongest shaking
IV, light 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
IV, light shaking
Map
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

12 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
3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 128°, dip 81°, rake -2°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 218°, dip 88°, rake -171°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Station coverage gap
71°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rm9w. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.