Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km S of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km S of Perry, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 9:51 AM CDT (14:51 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-16 14:51:18 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.218° N, 97.299° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.68 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.75 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.65 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.97 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.14 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3811 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.65 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.08 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.67 km NW of Marland, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.61 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.74 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.65 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3810 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.34 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.92 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.11 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.82 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.52 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.57 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 3.67 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 45
  32. 2.8Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.64 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 90
  34. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 3.01 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  37. 3.07 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.97 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.75 km W of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 65
  40. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  43. 3.04 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.6Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 3.08 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.68 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.58 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.07 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.77 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 3.43 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 3.45 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.7Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 3.23 km NNE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 35
  58. 1.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 3.14 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 14

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.84 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.69 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.67 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.08 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.51 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.62 km NE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.43 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 32
  17. 2.64 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.62 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  20. 3.17 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 14

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005j0l. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.