Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Edmond forecastMore in Oklahoma

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-13 03:13:58 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.672° N, 97.402° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
18
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
34°
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. 1.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.80 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.86 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, OK · 3651 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.55 km SSE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.19 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.68 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 18
  20. 2.35 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 7
  21. 2.04 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.07 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.68 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.713 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.63 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.1Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.0Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  38. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  47. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
  58. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 14

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayOklahoma earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006p74. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.