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Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist

M 2.1ml

8 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma

· 6.7 km deep · released about 40 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Grady County 16 kmCaddo County 34 kmCanadian County 47 kmMcClain County 52 kmCleveland County 63 kmComanche County 67 kmOklahoma County 72 kmStephens County 73 kmGarvin County 78 km
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When
Magnitude
M 2.1 (ml)
Depth
6.7 km below the surface
Felt
3 reports · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Grady County, 16 km SE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 865 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 40 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 380,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 270,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 24× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.1 about 40 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

Where

Epicentre 35.1255, -98.0063. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection
Grady County, OK 16 km (10 mi) NW of here earthquakes near Grady County
Caddo County, OK 34 km (21 mi) E of here earthquakes near Caddo County
Canadian County, OK 47 km (29 mi) S of here earthquakes near Canadian County
McClain County, OK 52 km (32 mi) WNW of here earthquakes near McClain County
Cleveland County, OK 63 km (39 mi) W of here earthquakes near Cleveland County
Comanche County, OK 67 km (42 mi) NE of here earthquakes near Comanche County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

59 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 2.2 11 km N of Alex, Oklahoma
  2. 1.7 10 km N of Alex, Oklahoma
  3. 1.5 1 km ENE of Goldsby, Oklahoma
  4. 1.9 9 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma
  5. 2.1 4 km SSW of Union City, Oklahoma
  6. 1.9 4 km SSW of Union City, Oklahoma
  7. 1.6 3 km SSW of Union City, Oklahoma
  8. 1.5 15 km W of Union City, Oklahoma
  9. 1.7 6 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma
  10. 1.5 5 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma
  11. 1.5 4 km SSW of Union City, Oklahoma
  12. 1.7 4 km SSW of Union City, Oklahoma
  13. 1.6 3 km SSW of Union City, Oklahoma
  14. 1.6 4 km SSW of Union City, Oklahoma
  15. 1.9 4 km NNW of Minco, Oklahoma

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

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