Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 3 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 28, 2017, 2:11 PM CST (20:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-28 20:11:14 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.422° N, 97.024° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
131
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

One house damaged at McLoud.

From the USGS event page for us1000bx99. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
Peak ground acceleration
5.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.9 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

131 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
37°
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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bx99. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.