Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 10:18 AM CDT (15:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-21 15:18:38 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.426° N, 96.909° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.4Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.17 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.97 km E of Carney, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.15 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.57 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.83 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.83 km NE of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1990 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.86 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.12 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.66 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.09 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.39 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.87 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.216 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.14 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.61 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.016 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.715 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.616 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.72 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.812 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.92 km WNW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.58 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.22 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.74 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.77 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.9Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fpna. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.