Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 9:41 AM CST (15:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-05 15:41:23 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.428° N, 97.882° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.98 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.95 km WSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.58 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.92 km WNW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.26 km WSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.75 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.05 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.96 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.06 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.69 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.09 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.86 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 10
  15. 1.96 km NNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.48 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.69 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.23 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.73 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.93 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  30. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.53 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.92 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.64 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.51 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.72 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.61 km NE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.84 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.24 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.88 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.43 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.54 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 5
  45. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.84 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.64 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.64 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.54 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.94 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.17 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.97 km E of Carney, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.63 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.23 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.57 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.83 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.73 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 17
  59. 1.57 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 3.22 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 21

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.515 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.514 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.25 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.615 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.54 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.65 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.216 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.04 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.014 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.613 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021emht. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.