Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 10:25 AM CDT (15:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-28 15:25:34 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.420° N, 96.913° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people 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 0.8 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
47°
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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.98 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 2973 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.24 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.59 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.45 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 17
  8. 2.38 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2967 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.99 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2967 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.88 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2965 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.25 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.88 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2962 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2962 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.65 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2961 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2959 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.27 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2955 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.83 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.96 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.816 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2938 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.70 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2938 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.55 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2934 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2933 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 3.3Oklahoma · 2933 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  30. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.60 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.82 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2929 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.613 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2929 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.60 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2928 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.44 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2926 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.08 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 12
  39. 2.51 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2925 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.64 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.94 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2921 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  42. 3.10 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2920 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.00 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2919 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.53 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2918 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.85 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.35 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.07 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2980 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2980 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2982 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 124
  6. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2982 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 17
  7. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2982 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.05 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2983 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.15 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 20
  12. 2.65 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.05 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2987 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 10
  15. 3.15 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2989 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 207
  16. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2990 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.12 km NE of Agra, Oklahoma · 2992 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.34 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.813 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2995 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.15 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000gg6s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.