Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sun, Oct 9, 2016, 7:41 AM CDT (12:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-09 12:41:04 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.420° N, 96.893° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.94 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.510 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.79 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.514 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.29 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.57 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.58 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.214 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.6Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.79 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.49 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.12 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.15 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.014 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.211 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.65 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.25 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  34. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 115
  35. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  36. 1.68 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.18 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.6Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.08 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.76 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 3.41 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  47. 2.93 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 3.0Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  49. 2.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.65 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.17 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.512 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
  56. 2.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 3.32 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.65 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 23
  3. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.811 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.37 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007cxq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.