Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-20 22:27:44 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.224° N, 99.238° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.616 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.515 km W of Canton, Oklahoma · 1959 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.316 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.020 km WNW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.68 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.18 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fofs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.