Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 21, 2016, 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-21 16:50:22 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.417° N, 96.897° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
46°
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: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3623 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.17 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.512 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
  7. 2.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.32 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.65 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.116 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 10
  15. 1.56 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.7Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.414 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.43 km SW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.310 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.16 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.27 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 3.43 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 41
  31. 1.84 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 3.37 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  33. 2.24 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.44 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 11
  36. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.42 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.41 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  40. 3.02 km WSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  41. 4.47 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3,256
  42. 2.65 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.76 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.66 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.86 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 14
  46. 2.95 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.72 km NW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.67 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 3.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  51. 2.51 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.27 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  53. 2.05 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3610 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.66 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3610 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 3.33 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  56. 3.36 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 18
  57. 2.98 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.62 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  59. 3.47 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 41
  60. 2.57 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 3.0Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.93 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.41 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.76 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.08 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.6Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.18 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.68 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  15. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 115
  16. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  17. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.25 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.65 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3627 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007fyh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.