Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-12 20:44:36 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.859° N, 97.456° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.05 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.56 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.69 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.33 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 16
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.02 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.77 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.76 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.60 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.12 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  21. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.72 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.410 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.53 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.62 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.62 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.42 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.04 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.64 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 89
  42. 3.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
  43. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
  44. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.81 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.66 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  53. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.50 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.83 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.62 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 2.33 km NE of Cheney, Kansas · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.06 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.77 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.91 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.96 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1875 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.58 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.32 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.99 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.03 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ptag. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.