M3.4 earthquake 2 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Tue, May 20, 2014, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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

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

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 196.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qw49. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.