Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km S of Putnam, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km S of Putnam, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 10 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-29 21:18:54 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.786° N, 98.983° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.77 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.62 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.02 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.8Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.77 km WSW of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.64 km NNE of Cooperton, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 3.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 30
  32. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.516 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.514 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 12
  38. 2.014 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.014 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.715 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.915 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.214 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.613 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.014 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.614 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.216 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.015 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.714 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.914 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.615 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.316 km ENE of Binger, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.813 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.111 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.16 km NNW of Woodward, Oklahoma · 2075 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.66 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.96 km NW of Dover, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.710 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021cauh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.