Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 7, 2015, 4:43 PM CDT (21:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-08-07 21:43:03 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.937° N, 97.075° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.24 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.08 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4041 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 125
  5. 2.69 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4041 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.09 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4040 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.55 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4040 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.93 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4040 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.62 km SSE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4040 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.97 km WNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.44 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10
  13. 2.85 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.56 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.94 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.04 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.26 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.64 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4038 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.89 km ESE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4038 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4038 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4038 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.55 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4038 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.55 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4038 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4038 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  25. 3.34 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4038 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  26. 2.94 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4038 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.83 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4037 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.610 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4037 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.53 km W of Marland, Oklahoma · 4037 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.64 km W of Marland, Oklahoma · 4037 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.55 km WSW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4036 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.510 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4036 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.82 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4036 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.512 km SSE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4036 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.76 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4036 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.95 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4035 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.59 km SE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4035 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4034 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.66 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4034 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.612 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4034 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.57 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4033 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.17 km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4033 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.57 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4032 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.610 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4032 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.57 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4032 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 3.310 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4032 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.510 km SSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4031 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 17
  48. 2.87 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4030 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 3.310 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4030 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  50. 2.98 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4030 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  51. 3.110 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4030 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.84 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4029 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4029 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.78 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4028 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.710 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4028 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 3.24 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  57. 2.75 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  58. 2.0Oklahoma · 4028 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 3.18 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 21
  60. 2.86 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4027 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 200.

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