Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km W of Canton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km W of Canton, Oklahoma on Wed, May 12, 2021, 12:15 PM CDT (17:15 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-12 17:15:02 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.074° N, 98.762° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.020 km WNW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.813 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.49 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.77 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.18 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.84 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.66 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.43 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.53 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.04 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.14 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.54 km WNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.414 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.914 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.711 km SE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021jgrb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.