Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, 5:11 AM CDT (10:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-23 10:11:24 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.365° N, 97.343° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021qmhw (also filed as us6000fa07). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.