Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 22, 2017, 5:36 AM CST (11:36 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-01-22 11:36:09 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.394° N, 96.889° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people 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 2.2 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3530 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.34 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3530 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.44 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.04 km SSE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.98 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.16 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.54 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.05 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.94 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.03 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.23 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 9
  13. 2.9Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.6Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.20 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3526 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.54 km SE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.010 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.510 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.99 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 3524 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.710 km NNE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  24. 3.01 km SSE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  25. 2.512 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3520 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  27. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3520 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.68 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3519 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3517 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.93 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3516 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 3.412 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3515 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.84 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3515 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3515 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.62 km ESE of South Haven, Kansas · 3514 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 7
  35. 2.78 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3514 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3514 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 3.02 km ESE of South Haven, Kansas · 3513 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.510 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3512 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.71 km SW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3512 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.71 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3511 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.73 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3510 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  42. 3.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3510 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 7
  43. 2.96 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3510 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.6Oklahoma · 3509 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.32 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 3508 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
  46. 2.65 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3508 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.76 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3507 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.512 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3507 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  49. 3.312 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3506 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 109
  50. 2.812 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3506 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.7Oklahoma · 3503 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.64 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3503 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3503 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.53 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3503 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3501 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
  57. 3.49 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3500 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.72 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3500 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.94 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3499 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3498 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 3.016 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3531 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 12
  2. 2.63 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3531 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.73 km SSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3532 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.68 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3534 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.85 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3534 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.16 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.810 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.78 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3538 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 29
  11. 2.07 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.14 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3538 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3541 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.96 km WNW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3542 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  17. 3.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
  18. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3543 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.57 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3544 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.62 km NNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3545 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007utf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.