Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km WNW of Kinta, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-21 10:44:09 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.139° N, 95.361° 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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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 125.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021htup (also filed as us6000e3eu). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.