M3.9 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 9, 2016, 4:46 PM CDT (21:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

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

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

207 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006cgg. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.