Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma on Wed, May 19, 2021, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-19 21:23:34 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.028° N, 98.094° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
100

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.95 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.49 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.77 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.18 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.84 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.66 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.43 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.53 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.14 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.515 km W of Canton, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.04 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.87 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.14 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021jttt. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.