Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 11:03 PM CST (05:03 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-18 05:03:21 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.527° N, 98.987° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.79 km ENE of May, Oklahoma · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.922 km WSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.31 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.87 km S of Putnam, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.56 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.66 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.77 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.62 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.92 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.02 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.8Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.816 km NW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2043 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 4.26 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1,749
  39. 2.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.76 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.65 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.77 km WSW of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.55 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.85 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.06 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.15 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.85 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.77 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.75 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.111 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.16 km NNW of Woodward, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.66 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.710 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.87 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.77 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.37 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.76 km N of Arapaho, Oklahoma · 2091 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.66 km WSW of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.87 km N of Arapaho, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021bflo. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.