Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 10 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 1, 2016, 5:15 PM CST (23:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-01-01 23:15:58 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.969° N, 97.402° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
42

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 us10004asf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.