Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma on Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-12 08:42:47 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.791° N, 96.982° 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
±0.28
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.04 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.93 km S of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 11
  7. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.23 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.510 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.72 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.33 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.62 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.65 km W of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1808 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.36 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.916 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.59 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.62 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.99 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.03 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.63 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.57 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.08 km SSW of Warwick, Oklahoma · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.63 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1780 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.62 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1780 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.13 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.55 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.02 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.05 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 10
  9. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.69 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021rwta. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.