Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 3 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma on Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 6:08 AM CST (12:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-11-18 12:08:40 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.121° N, 97.644° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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

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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

7 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
3.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 112°, dip 83°, rake -24°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 205°, dip 66°, rake -173°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Station coverage gap
40°
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

  1. 2.89 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3932 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.72 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 26
  3. 2.83 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.46 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.73 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.33 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.210 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.87 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3930 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.36 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3930 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3930 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.51 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3929 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.55 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.46 km NNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.14 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.04 km SW of Marland, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.58 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3928 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.80 km N of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3928 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.78 km NNE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3928 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.65 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3928 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.86 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3928 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.56 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3928 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3927 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.57 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3927 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.611 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3927 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.58 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3927 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 26
  27. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3927 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3927 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 3.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3926 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3926 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.310 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3926 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  32. 3.02 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3926 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.7Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 3.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.74 km NW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 3.35 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.85 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.76 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 3.26 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 3.46 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  43. 3.06 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3924 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.18 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3924 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 3.67 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3924 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 8
  46. 2.57 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3923 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.012 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3923 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 3.07 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3923 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.27 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3923 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 10
  50. 2.85 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3922 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.69 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3922 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 3.56 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3922 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  53. 2.614 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3921 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.47 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3921 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 41
  55. 2.66 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3921 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3921 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 182
  57. 1.99 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3921 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.69 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3921 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3921 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  60. 3.46 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3921 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003z86. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.