M3.2 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004x9v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC.