Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 23, 2024, 8:38 AM CST (14:38 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-23 14:38:07 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.414° N, 96.858° 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 III, weak shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 63.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024dtyq (also filed as us7000m133). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.