Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 2 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Mon, Oct 12, 2015, 9:11 AM CDT (14:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km ENE of Marland, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-10-12 14:11:16 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.329° N, 96.776° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
97°
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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.45 km ENE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.614 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.92 km NNW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.810 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.69 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.11 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 21
  9. 2.66 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.61 km NW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.95 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.49 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  13. 3.02 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.63 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.57 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.13 km NNE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.57 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.53 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.55 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.514 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 3.04 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  22. 3.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  23. 3.17 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.84 km SE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.52 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.63 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.53 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3988 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.75 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.510 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.62 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.72 km WSW of Agra, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 3.23 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.75 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.76 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.53 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.56 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.58 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.66 km WSW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.81 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.96 km E of Agra, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.55 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 3.41 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 13
  46. 2.58 km S of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.8Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.13 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  50. 2.80 km W of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 3.18 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 3.56 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3981 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 22
  55. 3.36 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3981 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  56. 3.014 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3981 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.57 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3981 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.78 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3981 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 3.26 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3980 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  60. 3.610 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3980 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 3.24 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.93 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.75 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.53 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.93 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.95 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.52 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 12
  10. 2.910 km SSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.63 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003n02. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.