Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 23, 2016, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-23 08:28:13 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.417° N, 96.912° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
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. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.713 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  10. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.78 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 14
  14. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 23
  16. 2.64 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 12
  18. 3.013 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.914 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  22. 3.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.86 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.411 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3638 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.62 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.710 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.7Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.712 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.711 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.37 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.811 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  42. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 23
  43. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.94 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 3.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  51. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.510 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.79 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.514 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.29 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.57 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006rx8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.