Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km WNW of Crescent, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Crescent, Oklahoma on Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 5:46 PM CST (23:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-17 23:46:05 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.957° N, 97.619° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
101

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.71 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 1730 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.01 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1723 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.67 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1722 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.93 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.23 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.25 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.614 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.914 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.714 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.813 km S of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.814 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.810 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.71 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.61 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 62
  29. 1.61 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.99 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.62 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.40 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 20
  33. 1.69 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.89 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.51 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.61 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  39. 1.82 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.21 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 12
  42. 1.91 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.58 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.78 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.52 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.02 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.88 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.3Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.77 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 7
  53. 1.95 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.89 km E of Amber, Oklahoma · 1684 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.14 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.911 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.86 km W of Johnson, Oklahoma · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.64 km SSE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.0Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021yrhc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.