Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km NW of Pawnee, OK

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Pawnee, OK on Fri, Sep 9, 2016, 9:49 PM CDT (02:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 14 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-10 02:49:17 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.418° N, 96.914° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
22

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. 2.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.19 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.75 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.65 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 18
  8. 2.35 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.04 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.07 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.68 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.713 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.63 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.1Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.0Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  26. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  28. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.713 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  47. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.78 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 14
  51. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 3.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 23
  53. 2.64 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 12
  55. 3.013 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.914 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  59. 3.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  60. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006pdb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.