Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma on Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-15 19:47:27 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.935° N, 98.492° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.918 km ESE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.68 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.86 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.48 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.56 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.214 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.110 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.74 km NW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.61 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.83 km ESE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.52 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.4Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.57 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.14 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.64 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.52 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.710 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.65 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.62 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.61 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.05 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1894 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.96 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.72 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.62 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.52 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.82 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.5Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.52 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.14 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.613 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.613 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.76 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021lqze. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.