Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 10:41 AM CDT (15:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 0 km W of Harrah, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-08-12 15:41:50 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.858° N, 96.676° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3328 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.39 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3326 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.64 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3326 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.69 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3323 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.53 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3322 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.75 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3322 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.80 km W of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3321 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.47 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3320 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.514 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3320 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.810 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3320 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.110 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3320 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.515 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3319 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.65 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3319 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.68 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3318 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 66
  16. 2.710 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.24 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3316 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.46 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3316 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.79 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.96 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3314 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.27 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3313 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.95 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3312 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 8
  24. 3.44 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3312 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  25. 3.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3304 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 29
  26. 3.36 km S of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3303 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 47
  27. 2.91 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3303 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.79 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3303 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.49 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3302 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.13 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 19
  35. 2.83 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 3.33 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 12
  37. 2.52 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 9
  38. 2.51 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.72 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 3.68 km ESE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3298 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 34
  41. 2.59 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3298 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 3.34 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3295 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  43. 3.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 8
  44. 2.43 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3293 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  45. 3.810 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3292 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 199
  46. 3.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3292 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 7
  47. 2.53 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 3.32 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 20
  49. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.0Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  51. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.710 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  53. 3.810 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3285 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 67
  54. 2.511 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3284 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.59 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.03 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 16
  57. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.910 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  59. 2.67 km W of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.610 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 2.03 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3329 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.910 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3331 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.15 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3332 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3332 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3334 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.35 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3335 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.55 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3336 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.410 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3336 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  10. 3.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 182
  11. 3.59 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 12
  12. 3.15 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 10
  13. 1.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 61
  15. 4.26 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3337 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1,321
  16. 3.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3338 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 26
  17. 3.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3338 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 37
  18. 3.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3338 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 41
  19. 3.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3338 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 319
  20. 2.35 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3338 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a7l6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.