Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 6, 2021, 3:06 AM CDT (08:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 5 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-06 08:06:28 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.376° N, 97.935° 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
±0.13
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.52 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.65 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.62 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.75 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.61 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.05 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1894 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.72 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.65 km N of Rosedale, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.62 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.82 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.52 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.71 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.53 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.62 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.83 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.15 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 48
  24. 2.11 km SSW of Verden, Oklahoma · 1865 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.69 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.05 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  27. 1.68 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.02 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.55 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.89 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.214 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.16 km NNW of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1915 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.93 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.5Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.73 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.03 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.73 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 83
  14. 1.712 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.52 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.72 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.82 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.87 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.613 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.613 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021nclq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.