Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 6 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 17, 2014, 11:47 AM CDT (16:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km NNW of Quinlan, OK. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-10-17 16:47:41 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.513° N, 99.051° 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.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 2.1 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 102.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000snir. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.