Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Mon, May 25, 2026, 10:54 PM CDT (03:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km S of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2026-05-26 03:54:08 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.424° N, 96.898° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 123 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.77 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 11
  3. 1.812 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 116 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.58 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 13
  6. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.88 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.68 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.58 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.38 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 108 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.93 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 88 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.54 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 70 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.98 km NNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.212 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.58 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 132 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.910 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 9
  5. 2.75 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.64 km SSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2026kffr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.