Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 0 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 0 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 7:01 AM CST (13:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-02-27 13:01:06 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.879° N, 97.914° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 100°, dip 90°, rake -10°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 190°, dip 80°, rake -180°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 121.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jpj2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.