Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 1:02 PM CDT (18:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2021-04-28 18:02:52 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.439° N, 98.087° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.913 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.08 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.78 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.68 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.98 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.28 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.18 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.54 km WNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.14 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.04 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.69 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.59 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  19. 1.812 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.515 km W of Canton, Oklahoma · 1968 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.65 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.76 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
  24. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.86 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.09 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.67 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.84 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.43 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.37 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 27
  36. 1.76 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.613 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.613 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.87 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.82 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.72 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.52 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.712 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.16 km NNW of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.56 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.214 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.89 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.612 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.09 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.93 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.66 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.88 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.58 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 58
  10. 1.711 km SE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.811 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.812 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.712 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.612 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.37 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 23
  16. 1.66 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.57 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.83 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.71 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ihdp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.