Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 23, 2016, 12:12 PM CDT (17:12 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km S of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-23 17:12:38 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.456° N, 96.880° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
73°
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. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.713 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.78 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 23
  13. 2.64 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.310 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 12
  15. 3.013 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.914 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.86 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.411 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  24. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3638 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.62 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.710 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.7Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.712 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.711 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.37 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.811 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.67 km N of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  39. 3.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 23
  40. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.94 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 3.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  48. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.510 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.79 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.514 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.29 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.57 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.58 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.214 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006s23. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.