Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 11 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma on Sat, Oct 8, 2016, 7:08 AM CDT (12:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-08 12:08:08 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.389° N, 96.943° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
36°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 23
  5. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.94 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.510 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.79 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.514 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.29 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.57 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.58 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.214 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.6Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.79 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.49 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.12 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.15 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.014 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.211 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.65 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3628 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.25 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3628 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  40. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 115
  41. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  42. 1.68 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.18 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 3.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.6Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.08 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.76 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 3.41 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  53. 2.93 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 3.0Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  55. 2.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.65 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3623 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  60. 2.17 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.37 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007csd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC.