Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-21 23:54:47 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.233° N, 97.935° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.53 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.64 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.84 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.24 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.43 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.54 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.84 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.64 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.4Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.54 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.94 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.17 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.63 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.23 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.57 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.83 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.73 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 17
  33. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 3.22 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 21
  36. 1.62 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.71 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.83 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.86 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.711 km SE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.66 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.93 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.09 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.93 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.73 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.23 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.016 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.715 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fqeb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.