Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 2, 2021, 8:27 PM CST (02:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Perry forecastMore in Oklahoma

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-03 02:27:39 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.358° N, 97.361° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 187.

Before

Earthquakes todayOklahoma earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021cimm (also filed as us6000de2j). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.