Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 16 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Fri, May 7, 2021, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-07 23:29:30 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.434° N, 96.941° 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 IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.14 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.95 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.17 km SE of Agra, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.84 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.43 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.14 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.73 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 83
  16. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.03 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.73 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.93 km W of Marland, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.5Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.93 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.51 km NNE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.78 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.87 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.39 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.09 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.66 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.12 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ixzw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.