Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-19 21:24:56 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.468° N, 98.800° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
76

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 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.36 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  10. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.54 km WNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.14 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.04 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.616 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.515 km W of Canton, Oklahoma · 1959 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.316 km E of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.020 km WNW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.48 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.68 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.18 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.65 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.35 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fmid. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.