Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma on Thu, Aug 3, 2017, 11:11 AM CDT (16:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-08-03 16:11:46 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.673° N, 97.407° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
182
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
Peak ground acceleration
2058.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.5 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

182 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
19°
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: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 88.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a45d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.