M3.3 earthquake 6 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 4, 2014, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Orlando and Perry.

From the USGS event page for usb000s9bw. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s9bw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.