Oklahoma earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 7:02 AM CDT (12:02 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 7:02 AM CDT
UTC: 2016-09-03 12:02:44 UTC
Depth: 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.425° N, 96.929° W
Region: Oklahoma
Felt reports: 48,764
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
PAGER alert: Green
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: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 44.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

48,764 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VIII, severe shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 5.8 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 194°, dip 74°, rake 161°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 289°, dip 72°, rake 16°
Landslide alert: Green
Liquefaction alert: Green

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.2 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap: 69°
Stations used: 0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006jxs (also filed as gcmt20160903120244, iscgem609392616, atlas20160903120244). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC.