Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 8:54 AM CDT (13:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-21 13:54:47 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.525° N, 99.005° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.33 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.317 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.05 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1886 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.03 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1883 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.810 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.920 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 1879 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.58 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.96 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.414 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.06 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.94 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.33 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.76 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.12 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7
  39. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.14 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.611 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.72 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.53 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1894 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.710 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.64 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.14 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.57 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.4Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 3.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021oehp. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.