Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 7:36 AM CDT (12:36 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2021-10-15 12:36:25 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.652° N, 97.168° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.03 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.813 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1799 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.63 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.611 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.811 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.57 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.08 km SSW of Warwick, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.63 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.62 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1787 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.88 km SSW of Warwick, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 14
  25. 1.78 km SSW of Warwick, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.58 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.98 km SSW of Warwick, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.210 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.01 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.95 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.67 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.72 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.69 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.49 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 9
  40. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.82 km WSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.88 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.95 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.87 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.95 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  52. 1.76 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.45 km SW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.61 km SW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.57 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.68 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  60. 1.89 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.916 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.36 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.65 km W of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.62 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.83 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.13 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.63 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.73 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.33 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.72 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.74 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.510 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.23 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ufii. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.