Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Mon, May 24, 2021, 4:42 AM CDT (09:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-24 09:42:21 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.704° N, 97.736° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.84 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.43 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.53 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.76 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.613 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.613 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.14 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.93 km W of Marland, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.68 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.22 km ENE of Milton, Kansas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.56 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.51 km NNE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.34 km ESE of Milton, Kansas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.74 km NW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.83 km ESE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.78 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.57 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.510 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.14 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.64 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 3.07 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 11
  53. 1.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.212 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.65 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.05 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1894 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.96 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.5Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.813 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.14 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.216 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.04 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.87 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.14 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021kcad. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.