Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-23 02:33:50 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.816° N, 97.728° 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
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.810 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.63 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1797 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.18 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1783 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1780 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.0Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.911 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.72 km WNW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.06 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.99 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.05 km NE of Braman, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.92 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.916 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1815 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.42 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.710 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.33 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021utem. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.