Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 9, 2016, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-09 20:28:01 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.406° N, 96.878° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
67°
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. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3652 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.55 km SSE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.19 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.75 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.65 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 18
  12. 2.35 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.04 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.07 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.68 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.713 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.63 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.1Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.0Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  30. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  32. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  39. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.713 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
  51. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.78 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 14
  55. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 3.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 23
  57. 2.64 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 12
  59. 3.013 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006nfa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC.