Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sun, Sep 18, 2016, 1:30 PM CDT (18:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-09-18 18:30:34 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.281° N, 97.512° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 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, 5.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
25°
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. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 23
  4. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.94 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.63 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.04 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.510 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.79 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.34 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 34
  21. 1.514 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.29 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.57 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.58 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.214 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.6Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.79 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.85 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.49 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.12 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.57 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.56 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.15 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.014 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.211 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.64 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  43. 1.65 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.25 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  48. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 115
  49. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  50. 1.68 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.18 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 3.18 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 3.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  56. 1.6Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.08 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.76 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006qpk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.