Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 17, 2015, 1:36 PM CST (19:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-02-17 19:36:55 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.026° N, 97.100° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Stillwater. Also felt at Oklahoma City.

From the USGS event page for usb000tq82. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
51°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4244 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.65 km WSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4243 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.57 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4243 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.65 km ESE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4243 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.84 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4243 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.512 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4243 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.14 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4243 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.09 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4243 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.15 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4242 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  10. 3.26 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4241 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 47
  11. 2.85 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4241 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.112 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.68 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.05 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.710 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.04 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4240 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.77 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4238 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.76 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4238 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.96 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4237 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.63 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4237 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.88 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4237 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.810 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4237 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.45 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4237 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.58 km S of Covington, Oklahoma · 4236 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.67 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4236 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.16 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4236 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.0Oklahoma · 4235 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.912 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4235 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.69 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4235 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.511 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.512 km ESE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.36 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  34. 2.47 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4234 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.36 km SW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4233 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.46 km SW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4233 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.57 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4233 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.64 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4233 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.8Oklahoma · 4233 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.87 km SW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4233 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 3.19 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4233 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7
  42. 3.23 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4232 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 22
  43. 2.65 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4232 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.03 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4232 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
  45. 2.61 km N of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.54 km SSE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.04 km SSE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  48. 3.24 km SSE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 10
  49. 2.76 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 8
  50. 2.55 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.96 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 45
  52. 2.514 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  53. 2.69 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.93 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 16
  55. 3.49 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 7
  56. 2.512 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.94 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 3.07 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 41
  59. 2.97 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.94 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4230 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.512 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4244 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.04 km N of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4244 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 8
  3. 2.97 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4245 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.65 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4245 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.57 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4245 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 45
  6. 3.05 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4246 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.34 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4246 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.35 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4246 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.14 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4247 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.64 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4247 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  11. 3.24 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4247 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.84 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4247 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 13
  13. 2.68 km ESE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4247 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.63 km SW of Carrier, Oklahoma · 4247 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.86 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4248 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.63 km SW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4248 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.43 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4248 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.28 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 53

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tq82. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.