M2.9 earthquake 10 km N of Velma, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km N of Velma, Oklahoma on Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-06-21 19:21:46 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.552° N, 97.693° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.510 km SW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 4469 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.210 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 4469 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
- 2.811 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 4469 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.911 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 4468 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.9Oklahoma · 4468 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.511 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 4468 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.510 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 4433 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rjpb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.