M3.2 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Thu, Mar 31, 2016, 4:21 PM CDT (21:21 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km SW of Fallis, 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.

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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 186.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005dr0. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.