Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 1:52 PM CDT (18:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-01 18:52:36 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.530° N, 98.991° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.12 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
  4. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.14 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.611 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.72 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.53 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.64 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 89
  19. 3.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
  20. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.66 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.725 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.810 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.33 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.94 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.06 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.414 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.96 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1875 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1875 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.58 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021rdko (also filed as us7000f6v1). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC.