Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 1:21 AM CST (07:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-03 07:21:51 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.036° N, 98.141° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.94 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.99 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.515 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.75 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.96 km NW of Dover, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.66 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.93 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.111 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.88 km W of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.65 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.813 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.26 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.316 km ENE of Binger, Oklahoma · 2066 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.31 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.26 km ENE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.87 km S of Putnam, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.010 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.56 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 8
  59. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.77 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.37 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.76 km N of Arapaho, Oklahoma · 2091 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.66 km WSW of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.88 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.87 km N of Arapaho, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021aefp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.