Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 12 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma on Wed, May 11, 2016, 6:07 PM CDT (23:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-05-11 23:07:26 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.396° N, 97.324° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
45°
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. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.87 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.45 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.62 km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.95 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.33 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.74 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.77 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 11
  25. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.58 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.611 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.57 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.59 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.25 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.75 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.94 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.31 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 29
  42. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  43. 3.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 22
  44. 3.27 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.77 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.55 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 3.24 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 18
  53. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.9Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.913 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  60. 3.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005gnu. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.