Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 9:44 PM CDT (02:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km SSW of Verden, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-13 02:44:51 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.674° N, 97.422° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
48
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

48 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
38°
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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km SSW of Verden, Oklahoma · 1866 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.69 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.05 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.68 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.02 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.55 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.76 km NNE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.77 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.64 km ESE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.13 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.04 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.93 km S of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 11
  27. 1.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.66 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  33. 2.23 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.510 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.74 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.72 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.33 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.73 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.63 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.13 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  44. 1.83 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.62 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.65 km W of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.36 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.916 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1871 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.96 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1875 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.83 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.32 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.85 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.62 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.95 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.63 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.53 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.71 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.52 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ptmd (also filed as us6000f52w). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.