Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 4 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-23 01:22:45 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.450° N, 98.773° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
32

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.810 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.18 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.010 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.39 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.715 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.924 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.0Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.725 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.72 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.50 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021utcd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.