Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-17 21:00:52 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.793° N, 96.972° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.65 km N of Rosedale, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.62 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1899 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.82 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.5Oklahoma · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.52 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.71 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.53 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1897 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.63 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.62 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1896 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.85 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.32 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.83 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.15 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 48
  26. 1.69 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.05 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
  31. 2.02 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.55 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.64 km ESE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.13 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.61 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.62 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.65 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.52 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.212 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.510 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.52 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1911 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.61 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.92 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.93 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.5Oklahoma · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021nxns. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.