Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km SSW of Verden, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Verden, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 11:13 AM CDT (16:13 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km NNE of Alex, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-14 16:13:30 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.072° N, 98.091° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 8.3 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
158°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.68 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.55 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.66 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.76 km NNE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.77 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.64 km ESE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.27 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.87 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.93 km S of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 11
  11. 1.87 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.77 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.211 km E of Comanche, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.73 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.63 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.13 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.83 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.65 km W of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1808 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 48
  2. 1.83 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.88 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.811 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.611 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.62 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.53 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.71 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.52 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.82 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.62 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.65 km N of Rosedale, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.72 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.61 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.75 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.62 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021pwih. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.