2016 Oklahoma earthquake

(This article is about the M5.8 earthquake. For the earthquake swarms of which this was the largest earthquake, see 2009–16 Oklahoma earthquake swarms.) The 2016 Oklahoma earthquake occurred on September 3, 2016 near Pawnee, Oklahoma. Measuring 5.8 on the moment magnitude scale, it is the strongest in state history. It is tied with the 2011 Virginia earthquake as the strongest in the central and eastern United States in the preceding 70 years.

2016 Oklahoma earthquake

(This article is about the M5.8 earthquake. For the earthquake swarms of which this was the largest earthquake, see 2009–16 Oklahoma earthquake swarms.) The 2016 Oklahoma earthquake occurred on September 3, 2016 near Pawnee, Oklahoma. Measuring 5.8 on the moment magnitude scale, it is the strongest in state history. It is tied with the 2011 Virginia earthquake as the strongest in the central and eastern United States in the preceding 70 years.