Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km NE of Quinton, OK

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Quinton, OK on Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 5:40 AM CDT (10:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-21 10:40:16 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.135° N, 95.358° 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.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021htul (also filed as us6000e3es). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.