Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 4:50 PM CST (22:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-05 22:50:37 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.441° N, 97.865° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.95 km WSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.58 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.92 km WNW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.26 km WSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.75 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.05 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.96 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.06 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.76 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.69 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.09 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.86 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 10
  17. 1.96 km NNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.48 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.69 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.23 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.73 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.93 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  34. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.53 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.92 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.64 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.63 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.51 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.72 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.61 km NE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.84 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.24 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
  44. 1.88 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.43 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.54 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
  49. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.84 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.64 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.64 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.54 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.94 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.17 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.97 km E of Carney, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.63 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.23 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.57 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.84 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.56 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 14
  6. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.515 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.25 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.615 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.54 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.65 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.015 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021emvx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.