Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sat, Oct 30, 2021, 12:41 AM CDT (05:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km SW of Manchester, 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
2021-10-30 05:41:32 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.479° N, 98.743° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.18 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.010 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.39 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.715 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.924 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.0Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.921 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.810 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.71 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.725 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021vgfe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.