Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-03-19 22:59:04 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.994° N, 97.119° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.6Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 7
  7. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.69 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
  18. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.5Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  25. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 726
  26. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 31
  27. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.85 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 11
  30. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 3.2Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.84 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 3.2Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 12
  37. 2.85 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.75 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.85 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 3.07 km NNE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 19
  44. 3.33 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.24 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
  49. 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.35 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.05 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.70 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.410 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.05 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.56 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.95 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  60. 2.55 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005b4d. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.