Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sun, Jun 25, 2017, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-06-25 05:04:21 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.423° N, 96.923° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 130.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009pkv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.