Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 7:20 AM CST (13:20 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 13:20:33 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.543° N, 96.747° 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
34°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.88 km W of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.65 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2071 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.26 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.5Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.010 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.94 km SE of Lamar, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.711 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.89 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.412 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.412 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 38
  14. 1.79 km ESE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 25
  17. 1.63 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.43 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.63 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.73 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.77 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.22 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.92 km WNW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.72 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.99 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.56 km S of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8
  4. 1.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.88 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.18 km SE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.6Oklahoma · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.23 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.52 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021bapl. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC.