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 30, 2021, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-30 20:53:22 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.855° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.53 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.55 km N of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1937 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.710 km S of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.918 km ESE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.86 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.110 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.4Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.14 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.64 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.710 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.88 km N of Knowles, Oklahoma · 1896 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.317 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.05 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.18 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.77 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.49 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021knvh. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.