Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 25, 2014, 9:01 AM CDT (14:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-03-25 14:01:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.743° N, 97.556° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
39
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

39 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
3.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 41°, dip 85°, rake -170°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 310°, dip 80°, rake -5°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
92°
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

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nppd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.