Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 7 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 10:57 AM CDT (15:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-03-30 15:57:36 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.624° N, 97.688° W
Region
Oklahoma
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
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.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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 58°, dip 69°, rake -179°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 328°, dip 89°, rake -21°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Station coverage gap
47°
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. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.91 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3802 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.76 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.59 km ESE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.022 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.61 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.6Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.08 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.812 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.58 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.811 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.07 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.011 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.211 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.72 km NNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.43 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3796 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.47 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3795 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 3.01 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.61 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.99 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.21 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  37. 3.713 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 3.6Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  40. 3.05 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.612 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  42. 2.94 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.75 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.07 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.56 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3794 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.62 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 3.313 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.712 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.613 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.817 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  53. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.73 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.92 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.310 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.57 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.61 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005df9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.