Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km ENE of May, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of May, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:09 AM CST (09:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-21 09:09:26 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.656° N, 99.654° 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
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.922 km WSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.56 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.66 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.816 km NW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2043 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.916 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.36 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.16 km NNW of Woodward, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.710 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.910 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.1Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021blge. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.