Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 9, 2016, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-09-09 22:51:28 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.095° N, 96.745° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
92

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. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.114 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.74 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.33 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.311 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  14. 3.21 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 18
  15. 2.114 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 10
  20. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.80 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.86 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  24. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, OK · 3652 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.19 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.68 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 18
  34. 2.35 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  35. 2.04 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.07 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.68 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.713 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.63 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.1Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.0Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
  52. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  54. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006nh3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.