Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 11:08 AM CST (17:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-12 17:08:53 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.989° N, 97.557° 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
31°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.96 km NW of Dover, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.66 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.93 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.111 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.88 km W of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.65 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2071 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.813 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.26 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.5Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.316 km ENE of Binger, Oklahoma · 2066 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.26 km ENE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.010 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
  39. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.54 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.66 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 13
  46. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 4.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 320
  50. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 9
  53. 2.26 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  54. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.515 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.99 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.94 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.87 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.37 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.88 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.04 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.91 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021avkm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.