Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of Kremlin, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Kremlin, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 23, 2016, 9:36 AM CDT (14:36 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-23 14:36:34 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.503° N, 97.809° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
39°
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 NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.85 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.5Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.49 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.12 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.57 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.56 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.15 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.014 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.211 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.64 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.65 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.25 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  23. 1.68 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.18 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 3.18 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 3.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  29. 1.6Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.65 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.813 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.08 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.113 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.76 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.41 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.93 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.0Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  40. 2.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 3.89 km SSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 4.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 48
  43. 3.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 3.217 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.8Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.20 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.17 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.512 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 7
  60. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006s01. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.