Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km S of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km S of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 17, 2015, 11:47 AM CST (17:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-01-17 17:47:26 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.289° N, 96.806° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Station coverage gap
64°
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. 2.52 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4242 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.87 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4242 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.67 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4242 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.57 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4242 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.51 km ENE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4241 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.67 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4241 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.86 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.28 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 53
  9. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.43 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.86 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4239 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.68 km ESE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4238 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.84 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4238 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 13
  15. 3.24 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4238 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.64 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4238 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.14 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4238 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.35 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4238 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  19. 3.34 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4237 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  20. 3.05 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4237 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.57 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4236 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 45
  22. 2.65 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4236 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.97 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4236 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  24. 3.04 km N of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4235 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8
  25. 2.512 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4235 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.78 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4235 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  27. 2.49 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4235 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.65 km WSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4235 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.57 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.65 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.84 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.512 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 3.14 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.09 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 3.15 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  36. 3.26 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4233 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 47
  37. 3.112 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.68 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.05 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.710 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 3.04 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.77 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4229 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.76 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4229 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.96 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4229 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.63 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4229 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  47. 2.88 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.810 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 3.45 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.58 km S of Covington, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.67 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4227 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  52. 3.16 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4227 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.0Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.912 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.69 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.511 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.512 km ESE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 3.36 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4225 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  59. 2.47 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4225 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.36 km SW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4225 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tgs3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.