Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km NNW of Woodward, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Woodward, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 1:07 PM CST (19:07 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 10 km WSW of Waynoka, 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
2021-01-16 19:07:51 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.488° N, 99.418° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
61

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 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.79 km ENE of May, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.922 km WSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.31 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.87 km S of Putnam, Oklahoma · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.56 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.66 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.92 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.816 km NW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.916 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.66 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.710 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.910 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2103 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.1Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021bcwj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.