Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 3 km ESE of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Quinton, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 8:02 AM CDT (13:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 1 km S of Quinton, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-08-22 13:02:54 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.111° N, 95.335° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
2.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-1.3 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 71.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021qksb (also filed as us6000f9nh). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.