Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 7 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 12, 2016, 12:02 PM CDT (17:02 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-04-12 17:02:51 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.623° N, 97.692° W
Region
Oklahoma
Strongest shaking
III, weak 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
III, weak 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
3.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 63°, dip 85°, rake 160°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 155°, dip 70°, rake 5°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
49°
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. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.58 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.98 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.74 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.52 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.34 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.44 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.56 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 3788 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.89 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.011 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.08 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.78 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.14 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.311 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3787 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.5Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.13 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.112 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.53 km S of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  29. 3.07 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.612 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.911 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.512 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.77 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.52 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.811 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  37. 2.06 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 3.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.73 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.610 km N of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 9
  42. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.81 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.78 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.67 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.511 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3781 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.52 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.55 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.81 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.83 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.87 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.6Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 3.18 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 3.22 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.66 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3778 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.25 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005hiq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC.