Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 2 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 3, 2021, 8:33 AM CDT (13:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-03 13:33:18 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.735° N, 98.368° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.14 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.611 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.72 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.410 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.53 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.62 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.62 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.42 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.04 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.64 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 3.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 89
  25. 3.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 10
  26. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  27. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.81 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.66 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  36. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.50 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  38. 1.83 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.62 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.72 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.33 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.42 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.92 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.725 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.05 km NE of Braman, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.12 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.60 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.76 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.77 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.02 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 16
  18. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.33 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021rgrc (also filed as us7000f7g1). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.