What the records say
- When
- 3 Sep 2016
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 36.43° N, 96.93° W
- Description
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Pawnee, Oklahoma, tying the record for the strongest in state history. At least one person was injured.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2016 Oklahoma earthquake.
2016 Oklahoma earthquake
Earthquake in Oklahoma, United States
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. At 5.8 magnitude, this ties it with the 2011 Virginia earthquake, which was determined after it struck to be the most powerful quake in the eastern United States in the preceding 70 years.
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