Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 9 km N of Nash, OK

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km N of Nash, OK on Fri, Aug 1, 2014, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Mwr, regional moment), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-08-01 14:19:21 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.750° N, 98.045° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 46°, dip 64°, rake -146°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 300°, dip 60°, rake -30°

How well it is located

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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 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rz4r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.