Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 12:36 PM CDT (17:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-03 17:36:24 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.449° N, 96.880° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
72
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

72 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 0.9 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
73°
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. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.21 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 18
  3. 2.114 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 10
  10. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.80 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.86 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, OK · 3651 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.55 km SSE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.19 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.75 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.68 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.65 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 18
  27. 2.35 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  28. 2.04 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.07 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.68 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.713 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.63 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.1Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.0Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  45. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  47. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  54. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006k1l. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.