Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 6 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma on Mon, Jul 14, 2014, 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Mwr, regional moment), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-07-14 16:50:14 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.872° N, 97.309° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 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?

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
3.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 233°, dip 80°, rake 170°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 325°, dip 80°, rake 10°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
59°
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: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 185.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rsug. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.