Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 8 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 8, 2016, 3:28 AM CST (09:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-03-08 09:28:42 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.919° N, 97.339° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
12
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?

12 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?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
64°
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. 3.09 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.917 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.03 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  9. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  13. 3.13 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.35 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  36. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.6Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
  42. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  43. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  52. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  59. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 726
  60. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 31

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004vzq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.