Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Sun, Oct 17, 2021, 8:11 AM CDT (13:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-17 13:11:39 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.967° N, 99.394° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.010 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.39 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.715 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.924 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.64 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ujan. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC.