Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 6 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 4, 2014, 12:39 AM CST (06:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-12-04 06:39:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.820° N, 97.438° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
20
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

20 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
3.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 26°, dip 79°, rake -165°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 293°, dip 75°, rake -12°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Station coverage gap
68°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t3ne. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.