Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 11:47 AM CST (17:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-01-27 17:47:01 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.256° N, 97.262° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
55°
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.25 km S of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.29 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 13
  4. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.25 km NE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 13
  6. 3.07 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4263 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.912 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4263 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4263 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.16 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4263 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  10. 3.17 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4263 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4263 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.39 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  14. 3.33 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.07 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.74 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4262 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.26 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 36
  19. 2.88 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 9
  20. 1.98 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4262 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.5Kansas · 4262 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.53 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4262 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4261 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.78 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4261 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4261 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.85 km S of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4261 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.93 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4261 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.23 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4261 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.58 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4261 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 3.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 34
  33. 2.63 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 3.19 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.42 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  36. 3.52 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 82
  37. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.58 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.7Kansas · 4257 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 3.47 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.16 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.92 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  43. 2.34 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.17 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.56 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.22 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  47. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.48 km N of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  49. 3.44 km ESE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 9
  50. 1.84 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.88 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 3.43 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  53. 2.73 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.99 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.88 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 10
  56. 2.510 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 3.18 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  58. 3.3Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  59. 3.93 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4253 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 35
  60. 2.810 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4253 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.28 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.14 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.08 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 70
  7. 1.96 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.52 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.57 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.64 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.53 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 4.23 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 282
  13. 2.56 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.47 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.78 km NNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.93 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.17 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.56 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.66 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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