Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Wed, Jul 30, 2014, 11:21 AM CDT (16:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-07-30 16:21:32 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.719° N, 97.427° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
52
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

52 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
3.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 150°, dip 90°, rake -25°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 240°, dip 65°, rake -180°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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: 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 usb000ryl6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.