Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 25, 2014, 9:49 AM CDT (14:49 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-08-25 14:49:44 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.312° N, 96.881° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt at Pawnee.

From the USGS event page for usb000s61h. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
60°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.36 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 12
  3. 2.5Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.53 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.16 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4419 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 19
  6. 3.06 km SW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4419 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.214 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4418 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.79 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4418 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.41 km ESE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4417 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.12 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4417 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4417 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  12. 3.26 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 17
  13. 2.511 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4415 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.2Oklahoma · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 12
  15. 2.32 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.63 km NW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  17. 3.13 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.05 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4414 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.62 km E of Quay, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.87 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4412 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 3.45 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.05 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4410 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 3.36 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4410 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  24. 2.65 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4410 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.58 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4410 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.66 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.71 km NNE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.94 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.67 km SW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 3.48 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  31. 2.58 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.78 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.71 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.88 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  35. 3.12 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  36. 3.91 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 51
  37. 3.61 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.73 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.73 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 3.46 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  41. 3.07 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.66 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 3.06 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.612 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  45. 2.87 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.61 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.51 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.54 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 3.710 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4403 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 61
  50. 2.59 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.52 km SSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.510 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  54. 3.29 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  55. 3.06 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.810 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 3.310 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 7
  58. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.77 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 3.16 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.86 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.36 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.96 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.76 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.07 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4423 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  6. 2.63 km SE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4424 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.63 km SE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4424 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.42 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4424 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.812 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4425 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.77 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4425 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.63 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4425 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.88 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4425 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.44 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4425 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.55 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.04 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.75 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.35 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
  18. 2.74 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.14 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.712 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s61h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC.