M3.3 earthquake 5 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 1, 2014, 11:57 AM CST (17:57 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km N of Nescatunga, 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 Bartlesville and Enid. Also felt at Derby, Kansas.

From the USGS event page for usb000t1x1. 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 II, 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: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 100.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000t1x1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.