Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 10 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 3:56 AM CDT (08:56 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-22 08:56:47 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.414° N, 96.876° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 19
  2. 3.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1094 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.85 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1082 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1079 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.97 km SSW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.2Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.9Oklahoma · 1067 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.6Oklahoma · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1063 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.88 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.63 km SSE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1053 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.8Oklahoma · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.56 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1044 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.67 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 26
  31. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1042 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.76 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.73 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.25 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.711 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.62 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.13 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.83 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023span (also filed as us7000kxbc). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.