Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 11:51 AM CDT (16:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-08 16:51:58 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.729° N, 98.374° 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
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.92 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.725 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.05 km NE of Braman, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.71 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.810 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 3.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.18 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.010 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1784 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.39 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.715 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.924 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.33 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.72 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.62 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.83 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.50 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021tswg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.