Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km S of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km S of Perry, Oklahoma on Thu, Mar 3, 2016, 12:09 PM CST (18:09 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-03-03 18:09:18 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.217° N, 97.291° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
49°
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. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.35 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.63 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.6Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 7
  27. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.69 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.0Kansas · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.810 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.91 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  42. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 3.01 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.5Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.59 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  51. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 726
  52. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 31
  53. 2.62 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.85 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 11
  57. 2.85 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004ueq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.