Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km S of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km S of Perry, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 12, 2016, 4:45 AM CDT (09:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-12 09:45:45 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.213° N, 97.295° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 7.2 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. 3.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.92 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.11 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.82 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.52 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.57 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.67 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 45
  15. 2.8Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.64 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 90
  17. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.01 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.07 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.97 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.75 km W of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 65
  23. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  26. 3.04 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.6Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 3.08 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.68 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.58 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.07 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.77 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.43 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 3.45 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.7Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 3.23 km NNE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 35
  41. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.14 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 14
  43. 3.0Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.6Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.84 km N of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.01 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.61 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.99 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.74 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.21 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  54. 3.05 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.94 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.75 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.65 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.73 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005hd1. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.