Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sun, Sep 18, 2016, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-18 20:53:46 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.391° N, 96.814° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
20

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. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.713 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 9
  23. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.78 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 14
  27. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 3.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 23
  29. 2.64 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 12
  31. 3.013 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.914 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  35. 3.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.86 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.411 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3638 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.62 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.710 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.7Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.712 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.711 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.811 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  54. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 23
  55. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.94 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006qq4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.