Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 29, 2016, 4:26 AM CST (10:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-29 10:26:26 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.993° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.86 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.46 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.45 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 8
  6. 3.15 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.65 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.86 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.97 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.63 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.03 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.78 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.42 km NNE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
  19. 2.95 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 12
  21. 3.09 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.917 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.03 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  29. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  33. 3.13 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  34. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  47. 3.35 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  50. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  56. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.94 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 48
  4. 3.01 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.64 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.68 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004tjp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.