Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 5:57 PM CST (23:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-24 23:57:25 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.668° N, 97.394° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
25
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

25 people 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
101

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.63 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.43 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.63 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.73 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.19 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.516 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.9Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.514 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 12
  15. 2.014 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.014 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.715 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.915 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.214 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.613 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.014 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.04 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.216 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.015 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.65 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.54 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.615 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.25 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  44. 1.514 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.77 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.515 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 3.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 14
  51. 1.74 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.56 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.84 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.98 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.95 km WSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 2.35 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.88 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.79 km ESE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.412 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 38
  8. 2.412 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.89 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.02 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.711 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.62 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.77 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.86 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021dwmp (also filed as us7000ddg6). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.