Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 23, 2015, 11:31 AM CDT (16:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-08-23 16:31:57 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.033° N, 97.120° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
73°
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. 3.38 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4027 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.76 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4027 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.96 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.03 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.610 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.8Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.65 km NNE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.99 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.910 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.52 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.03 km NE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  12. 3.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 12
  13. 2.82 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.82 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.54 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.72 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 55
  18. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.74 km NW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.65 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.11 km SE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.63 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.67 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.83 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.83 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.83 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.73 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.21 km SE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.31 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.24 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  32. 3.05 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4024 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.62 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4024 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.54 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4024 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.59 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4024 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.89 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4024 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4024 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.65 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 3.22 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
  41. 3.02 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.52 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.89 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 4.13 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 93
  46. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 3.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.42 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4023 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.810 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.812 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 3.11 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  52. 3.02 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  53. 3.12 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
  54. 2.82 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.92 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.71 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.58 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.80 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100034cd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.