Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 2 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 29, 2014, 10:08 PM CDT (03:08 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-03-30 03:08:30 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.492° N, 97.247° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
121
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
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

121 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate 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 143°, dip 78°, rake -6°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 235°, dip 84°, rake -168°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4554 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.65 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4554 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.16 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4554 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.86 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4554 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.25 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4553 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.71 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4553 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.85 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4553 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.010 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4553 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.82 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4553 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 47
  10. 3.05 km S of Langston, Oklahoma · 4552 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.85 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4552 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 84
  12. 2.75 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4552 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.65 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4552 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.15 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.88 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  16. 3.02 km ESE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.51 km SE of Langston, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.26 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 302
  19. 2.66 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.56 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  21. 3.16 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.65 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.95 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4551 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.85 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4550 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.65 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4550 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.33 km WSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4550 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.82 km N of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.26 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 10
  29. 2.712 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.76 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.83 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.31 km ENE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.611 km SSE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 3.012 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 12
  35. 2.412 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.812 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  37. 3.213 km SSE of Prague, Oklahoma · 4549 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.82 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.72 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.63 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 4.012 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 313
  42. 3.212 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 3.412 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 30
  44. 3.511 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 12
  45. 2.712 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.912 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  47. 2.812 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.15 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.75 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 19
  50. 2.75 km ESE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 3.14 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.75 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4547 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.63 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4547 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.76 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4547 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.56 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4547 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 3.06 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4547 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7
  57. 2.512 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4547 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.512 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4546 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  59. 3.012 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4546 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 10
  60. 3.64 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4546 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 25

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nwgf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.