Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 1 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 18, 2015, 11:20 PM CDT (04:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-09-19 04:20:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.333° N, 96.791° 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 V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
65°
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. 2.79 km SE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.66 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.62 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 9
  5. 2.9Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.57 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.912 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.53 km SE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.72 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.79 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.68 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.911 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.66 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.82 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.62 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.56 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.87 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4009 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.76 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 78
  20. 3.26 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.61 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.63 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  23. 3.16 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.86 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.26 km NNW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.610 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.77 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.73 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.33 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.84 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  34. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.56 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.28 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.78 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  39. 3.45 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  40. 2.81 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 11
  41. 2.27 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.92 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.92 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.93 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.89 km SE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.07 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.56 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.911 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.51 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.010 km N of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.81 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.0Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.91 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  55. 3.15 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.110 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4000 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.86 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4000 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 7
  58. 4.33 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 437
  59. 3.12 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  60. 3.01 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003lpu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.