Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 5:03 AM CDT (10:03 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-06 10:03:37 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.529° N, 98.986° 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
135°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.616 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.515 km W of Canton, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.316 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.020 km WNW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.813 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 4.03 km WNW of Shattuck, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 108
  31. 1.64 km NW of Shattuck, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.49 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.77 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.18 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.66 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.616 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.36 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.68 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021gsio. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.