Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km E of Union City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Union City, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 12:47 PM CDT (17:47 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 1 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-20 17:47:02 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.392° N, 97.918° 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
55°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.53 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.63 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.62 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.83 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.15 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 48
  11. 2.11 km SSW of Verden, Oklahoma · 1865 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.69 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.05 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 10
  14. 1.68 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.02 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.55 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.76 km NNE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.77 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.64 km ESE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1841 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.13 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.27 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.87 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.62 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.65 km N of Rosedale, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.72 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.84 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.05 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1894 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.61 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.75 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.62 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.65 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.52 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.52 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.61 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.92 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.89 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.214 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.16 km NNW of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1915 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.93 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021octv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC.