Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma on Tue, Oct 6, 2015, 2:48 AM CDT (07:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-10-06 07:48:56 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.596° N, 97.386° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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 2.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.45 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 8
  2. 2.81 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.27 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.92 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.92 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.93 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.89 km SE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.07 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.56 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.911 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.51 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.010 km N of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.81 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.0Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.89 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.91 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  18. 3.15 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.110 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4000 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.86 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4000 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  21. 4.33 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 437
  22. 3.12 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  23. 3.01 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.81 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  25. 2.83 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.34 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 13
  28. 2.59 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.63 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  30. 2.910 km SSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.52 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 12
  32. 2.93 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.53 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.75 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.93 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 3.24 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  39. 3.02 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.614 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.92 km NNW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  43. 3.11 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 21
  44. 2.61 km NW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.95 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.49 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  47. 3.02 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
  48. 3.57 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  49. 3.13 km NNE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.57 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.53 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.55 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.514 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 3.04 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  55. 3.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 7
  56. 3.17 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.84 km SE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.52 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.63 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 2.28 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.84 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 10
  5. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.33 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.73 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.77 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.610 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.26 km NNW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.16 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.63 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.61 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.63 km SSE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.26 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  18. 3.76 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 78
  19. 2.56 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003krz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.