Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sat, Oct 30, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT (14:00 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-30 14:00:06 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.760° N, 98.062° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
101

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.18 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.010 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1775 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.715 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.0Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.911 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.72 km WNW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.921 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1729 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.810 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.71 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.06 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 1797 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.99 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021vgvq (also filed as us7000fq3g). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.