Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 11:34 AM CST (17:34 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-30 17:34:27 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.976° N, 99.418° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.921 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1729 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.810 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.59 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.524 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.715 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.39 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.010 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021xlth. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.