Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km N of IXL, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km N of IXL, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 6:06 AM CDT (11:06 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km WSW of Horntown, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-04 11:06:48 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.576° N, 96.384° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NE of Shady Grove, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.67 km WSW of Horntown, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 22
  3. 1.83 km NE of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.12 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.66 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.89 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.06 km NNW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.17 km SE of Agra, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.15 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.97 km E of Carney, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.17 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.53 km ESE of Lamar, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.93 km SE of Lamar, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.72 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.92 km WNW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021gotu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.