Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 5 km WNW of Foster, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Foster, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 22, 2014, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-09-22 19:28:34 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.629° N, 97.546° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
8
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?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
103°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km W of Foster, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.54 km SE of Velma, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.03 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.61 km SSE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.51 km SSW of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.66 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.87 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.610 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.910 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.54 km SW of Foster, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.51 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4334 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sf0t. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.