Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 15, 2021, 12:31 PM CDT (17:31 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-15 17:31:48 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.666° N, 97.396° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.016 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.61 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.23 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.73 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.93 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  18. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.53 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.92 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.64 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.51 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.72 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.61 km NE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.84 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.24 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  29. 1.88 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.43 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.54 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  34. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.84 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.64 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.64 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.54 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.94 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.17 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.97 km E of Carney, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.63 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.23 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.15 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.57 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.83 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.75 km N of IXL, Oklahoma · 1998 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.73 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 17
  51. 1.57 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.22 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 21
  53. 1.62 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.71 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.83 km NE of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.83 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.57 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.66 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.715 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.48 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.616 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.86 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.72 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.09 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.69 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.76 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.06 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.96 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.05 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.18 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.75 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.26 km WSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.812 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.92 km WNW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.58 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.22 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fesk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.