Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 11:19 PM CDT (04:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-26 04:19:12 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.506° N, 99.040° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.725 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.810 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.18 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.010 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.39 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.715 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.66 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  9. 3.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
  10. 3.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 89
  11. 1.64 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.53 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.72 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.611 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021svzj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.