Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Thu, Mar 23, 2017, 1:32 AM CDT (06:32 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-23 06:32:10 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.413° N, 96.831° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
40°
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: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.13 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.56 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 13
  7. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.84 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 64
  12. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.89 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.812 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 257
  19. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.29 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.75 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 12
  35. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.710 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 3.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3454 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 278
  39. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3454 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.02 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3453 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  44. 2.76 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3450 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 3.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3449 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  46. 3.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3449 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  47. 3.57 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 12
  48. 3.17 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.52 km NE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3446 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.87 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.83 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  52. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.56 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 3.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3442 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3441 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3440 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 3.0Oklahoma · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  60. 2.65 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3438 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.59 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.52 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 3471 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.78 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 37
  5. 2.18 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3471 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.72 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.50 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.81 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3473 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3474 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.65 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.512 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.810 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.74 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3479 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.43 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3479 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3480 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.83 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 3481 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.45 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3481 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008tz0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.