Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2021-10-19 00:12:32 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.464° N, 98.763° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.810 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.18 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.010 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.39 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.715 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.924 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.0Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.725 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.72 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.50 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.81 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  20. 3.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 10

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ulru. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC.