Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Sun, May 9, 2021, 2:02 AM CDT (07:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 16 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-09 07:02:29 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.865° N, 99.445° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.020 km WNW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.813 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.03 km WNW of Shattuck, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 108
  8. 1.64 km NW of Shattuck, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.49 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.77 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.18 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.66 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.616 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.53 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.55 km N of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021jaki. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.