Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Mon, Nov 12, 2018, 12:39 PM CST (18:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 0 km SSW of Morrison, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-11-12 18:39:18 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.402° N, 96.874° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
13
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.30 km SSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2870 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 60
  3. 2.72 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.91 km S of Medford, Oklahoma · 2868 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.613 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2866 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.94 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.43 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2862 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.44 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2859 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.52 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2858 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.70 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2856 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2856 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2853 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.81 km E of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.76 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2849 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.35 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 2849 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.62 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2849 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.04 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  24. 2.43 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2845 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.711 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2844 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.63 km NNW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2843 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2841 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2841 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2838 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2838 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2835 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.70 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2835 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.55 km NNE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2834 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2832 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2828 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.92 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.65 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.03 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 8
  40. 2.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.55 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 17
  42. 2.213 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.95 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2822 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.313 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2821 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.62 km SE of Hennessey, OK · 2821 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2821 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.98 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.214 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.114 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2819 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.18 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.46 km SE of Langston, Oklahoma · 2817 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.92 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2815 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2872 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.45 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2875 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2875 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2876 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.7Oklahoma · 2878 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2881 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.73 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2883 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 12
  10. 2.65 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 2887 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2887 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.00 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2889 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2895 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2896 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.76 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2898 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.68 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.08 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hqw3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.