Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 5:16 AM CDT (10:16 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2021-04-07 10:16:25 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.375° N, 97.925° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.83 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1999 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.57 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1998 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.66 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.37 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1998 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 23
  6. 1.612 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.712 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.812 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.811 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.711 km SE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.58 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 58
  12. 1.88 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.66 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.93 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.09 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.612 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.89 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.914 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.414 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.69 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.913 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.08 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.78 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.68 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.98 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.28 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.18 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.54 km WNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.14 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.04 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.69 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
  38. 2.59 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
  39. 1.812 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.65 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.76 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
  42. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.86 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.09 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.67 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.84 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 3.37 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 27

Before

  1. 3.22 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 21
  2. 1.57 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.73 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 17
  4. 1.83 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.57 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.23 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.63 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.17 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.94 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.54 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.64 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.64 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.84 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.54 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.43 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.54 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.88 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021gueq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.