Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 8 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 29, 2016, 12:53 PM CDT (17:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-08-29 17:53:52 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.214° N, 97.575° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak 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 1.5 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
30°
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. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.96 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.96 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.86 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.15 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.311 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.21 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 18
  9. 2.114 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 10
  16. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.80 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.86 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, OK · 3651 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.55 km SSE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.19 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.75 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.68 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.65 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 18
  33. 2.35 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  34. 2.513 km SW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.04 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.07 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.68 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.713 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.63 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.91 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.89 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 29
  50. 2.1Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.0Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  54. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.59 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  57. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006v30. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.