Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-03-23 03:21:23 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.419° N, 96.935° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58 km S of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4175 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.911 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4175 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.43 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4175 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.92 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4175 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.26 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 4174 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 373
  6. 2.66 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4174 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.56 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4174 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 42
  8. 2.66 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4174 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.56 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4174 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.52 km ESE of Quay, Oklahoma · 4174 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.45 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.56 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.66 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 4173 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.77 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.55 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.51 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.72 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.13 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4173 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.78 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.76 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.76 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.57 km WSW of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.85 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.66 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.89 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.23 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.15 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.42 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.512 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.611 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.99 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.06 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.47 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  39. 3.76 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 41
  40. 2.712 km ESE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.810 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.25 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.00 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 3.05 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 3.210 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 33
  46. 2.76 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.79 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 3.413 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.0Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.010 km SSE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  52. 3.05 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.75 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.99 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.110 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  57. 2.67 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.72 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.87 km WNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.86 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001qz5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.