Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 2:09 PM CST (20:09 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-21 20:09:00 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.468° N, 98.773° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.924 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.0Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.921 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.96 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.710 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1731 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.810 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.59 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.54 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.39 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.010 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.18 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.810 km WSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1799 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021wvmw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC.