Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 1:51 AM CDT (06:51 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-26 06:51:49 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.529° N, 98.993° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.76 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.12 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
  12. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.14 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.611 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.72 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.53 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.64 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 89
  27. 3.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 10
  28. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.66 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  35. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.725 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.94 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.06 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.414 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.96 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.58 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.920 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 1879 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.810 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1883 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.03 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021qrnv. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.