Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 30, 2016, 2:54 AM CDT (07:54 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-30 07:54:04 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.414° N, 96.850° 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, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
33

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. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 14
  2. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 23
  4. 2.64 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 12
  6. 3.013 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.914 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.86 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.411 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3638 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.62 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.710 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.7Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.712 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.711 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.37 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.811 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  30. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 23
  31. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.94 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 3.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  39. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.510 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.79 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.514 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.29 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.57 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.214 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.6Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.79 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.49 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.12 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.15 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.014 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.211 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006u13. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.