Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 8, 2017, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-04-09 02:15:47 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.794° N, 97.194° 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 IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
36°
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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.76 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3450 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.36 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3447 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.57 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
  8. 3.17 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.76 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.87 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.83 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  12. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.56 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.51 km SSE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3443 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.87 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3443 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.63 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.07 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 11
  20. 2.97 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 6
  21. 2.33 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 3.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 15
  23. 2.35 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 8
  24. 3.0Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  25. 2.51 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.12 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3432 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.79 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3432 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.98 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 15
  31. 2.610 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3429 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.38 km SE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.69 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.64 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.64 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 3427 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 3.17 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3427 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.56 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3426 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 3.25 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3425 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.64 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3424 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.7Oklahoma · 3423 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 3.46 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 15
  45. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3422 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3421 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.36 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  48. 2.59 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.617 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.52 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 13
  53. 2.57 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3418 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.810 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3418 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.57 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3417 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 3.26 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3417 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  58. 2.03 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3417 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.310 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3416 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.56 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3414 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 3.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3453 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 278
  2. 2.710 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.42 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.82 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  8. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.29 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008fz1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.