Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 16, 2016, 8:58 AM CDT (13:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-16 13:58:03 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.415° N, 96.876° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
34

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. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.713 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  22. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.78 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 14
  26. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 3.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 23
  28. 2.64 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 12
  30. 3.013 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.914 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  34. 3.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.86 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.411 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  39. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3638 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 3.62 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.710 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  42. 2.7Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.712 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.711 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.37 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.811 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  54. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 23
  55. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.94 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006q3u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.