Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km S of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km S of Perry, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 2, 2016, 3:03 AM CST (09:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-02 09:03:33 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.211° N, 97.286° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 7.3 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.35 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.63 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.6Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 7
  33. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  34. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.69 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.0Kansas · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.810 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.91 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  48. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 3.01 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.59 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  57. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 726
  58. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 31
  59. 2.62 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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