Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Wed, Nov 2, 2016, 9:51 AM CDT (14:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 3 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-11-02 14:51:17 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.442° N, 96.895° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
49°
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: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.51 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.27 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.05 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.66 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.33 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 11
  7. 3.36 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 18
  8. 2.98 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.62 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  10. 3.47 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 41
  11. 2.57 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.09 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 39
  13. 5.03 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 11,428
  14. 2.51 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.02 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 469
  16. 2.62 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 107
  17. 2.52 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.314 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 12
  20. 2.514 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.22 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.76 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3610 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.72 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3610 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.38 km WSW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3610 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.94 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.13 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 11
  27. 2.713 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.6Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.63 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 3.3Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
  31. 2.51 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.611 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.411 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.63 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
  35. 3.33 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 7
  36. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.59 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.63 km SW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  40. 2.66 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.36 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 7
  42. 2.96 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3605 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.66 km N of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.57 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.05 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 24
  47. 2.73 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3604 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.64 km SE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3604 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.79 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.55 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.85 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
  53. 2.45 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3601 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.85 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3601 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3601 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.61 km NW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3600 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.53 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3599 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.23 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3599 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.62 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3598 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  60. 3.52 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3598 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 53

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.67 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.72 km NW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.95 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.86 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 14
  5. 2.66 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.76 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.65 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.47 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3,256
  9. 3.02 km WSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.41 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.42 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.44 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 11
  15. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.24 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.37 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  18. 1.84 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.43 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 41
  20. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100073qw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.