Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 10:14 AM CST (16:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2021-03-08 16:14:55 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.535° N, 98.967° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.18 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.68 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.36 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  27. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.65 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.35 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 14
  11. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.916 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 30
  19. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ervj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.