Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 6, 2017, 2:53 PM CST (20:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-02-06 20:53:53 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.420° N, 96.894° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3514 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3514 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.62 km ESE of South Haven, Kansas · 3513 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.78 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3513 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3513 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.02 km ESE of South Haven, Kansas · 3512 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.510 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3511 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.71 km SW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3511 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.71 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3510 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.73 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3509 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
  11. 3.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3508 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
  12. 2.96 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3508 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.6Oklahoma · 3508 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.32 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 3507 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.65 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3507 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.76 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3506 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.512 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  18. 3.312 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 109
  19. 2.812 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3504 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.7Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.64 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.53 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3501 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3499 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 8
  26. 3.49 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3499 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.72 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3498 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.94 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3497 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3496 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 3.06 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3496 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.85 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3496 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.62 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 3496 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  33. 3.49 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3495 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  34. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3494 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.514 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3494 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3493 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.83 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3493 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.86 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3493 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.76 km WNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3492 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  40. 3.39 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  41. 2.75 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3488 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 23
  44. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3488 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.29 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 3488 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.56 km WSW of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3488 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.49 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 3488 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3487 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.83 km E of South Haven, Kansas · 3486 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  50. 3.310 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3485 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.210 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3485 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  52. 3.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3485 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.64 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3485 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.97 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3484 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.58 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3484 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.73 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3484 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  60. 2.26 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 2.93 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3515 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3515 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.68 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3518 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3519 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  5. 3.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3519 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.512 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3521 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.01 km SSE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3521 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.710 km NNE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  9. 3.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.99 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 3523 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.510 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.010 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.54 km SE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.20 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.6Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.9Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.23 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3526 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 9
  20. 3.03 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3526 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008hzs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.