Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma on Sun, May 30, 2021, 9:05 PM CDT (02:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-31 02:05:44 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.268° N, 97.712° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
101

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 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 92.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021kofp (also filed as us6000eg3p). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.