Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 5:47 PM CST (23:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 14 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-02 23:47:19 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.858° N, 98.182° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.65 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.54 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.615 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.25 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.514 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.77 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.515 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.916 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 14
  14. 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.74 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.56 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.84 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.98 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.22 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.58 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.18 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.68 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.69 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.09 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.48 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.69 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.23 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.73 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.93 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  53. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.53 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.92 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.64 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.51 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.72 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.015 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.216 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.04 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.613 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.214 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.915 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.715 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ehlg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.