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M3.3 earthquake 14 km S of Blanchard, Oklahoma, United States

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14 km S of Blanchard, Oklahoma, United States at 04:17 local time (09:17 UTC) on 4 Sept 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

33 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-22 00:41 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
3.3minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
10.2 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-04 09:17:00 UTC
Local: 4 Sept 2026, 04:17:00 (America/Chicago)
Epicentre
35.013° N, 97.636° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
BlanchardOklahoma, United States · pop. 8,28014 kmIIIWeak
PurcellOklahoma, United States · pop. 6,37025 kmIIWeak
NormanOklahoma, United States · pop. 128,02629 kmIIWeak
MooreOklahoma, United States · pop. 60,45139 kmIIWeak
MustangOklahoma, United States · pop. 20,22641 kmIIWeak
Del CityOklahoma, United States · pop. 22,02251 kmINot felt
Oklahoma CityOklahoma, United States · pop. 681,05452 kmINot felt
TulsaOklahoma, United States · pop. 413,066195 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 19 km.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · OK, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · OKheadlineOklahoma Geological Survey via U.S. Geological Survey3.3 ml10.2 km35.01° N, 97.64° W–Reviewed

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How big was it?

Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.

It released roughly the energy of 1.3 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 10 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M3.3 releases about 31× the energy of M2.3, and its waves are about 9.8× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 1.3 t of TNT vs 43 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.3. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

3 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.6 2 days ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.3

3 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
470.080.98
477.411.38
539.101.69
  1. 1.67 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States09-26 20:23
  2. 1.36 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States09-24 06:41
  3. 0.96 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States09-23 23:21

Did you feel it?

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Event id ok2026ried. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:13 UTC. Solutions: USGS · OK (usgs:ok2026ried). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.3 earthquake 14 km S of Blanchard, Oklahoma, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ok2026ried-m3-3-earthquake-14-km-s-of-blanchard-oklahoma-united-states, data from USGS.

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