Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km S of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km S of Avard, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 12:29 PM CDT (17:29 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-04 17:29:30 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.656° N, 98.799° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.616 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.515 km W of Canton, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.316 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.020 km WNW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.813 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.95 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.49 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.77 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.18 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.4Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.36 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021gpgk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.