Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma on Wed, May 21, 2014, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km E of Carrier, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-05-21 23:19:07 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.905° N, 97.283° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
71

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 usb000qz0e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.