Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 4 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma on Thu, Oct 6, 2022, 6:12 PM CDT (23:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-10-06 23:12:08 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.941° N, 97.890° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 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?

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
3.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 326°, dip 79°, rake 29°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 230°, dip 61°, rake 168°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
100

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 176.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022tpru (also filed as us6000irnw). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.