Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of El Reno, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of El Reno, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 8:00 AM CST (14:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-11 14:00:04 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.498° N, 97.935° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.17 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.86 km W of Johnson, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.510 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.14 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.72 km WNW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.46 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.16 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.56 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.37 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.39 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.71 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.01 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 8
  16. 2.09 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1734 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.67 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1728 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.111 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1720 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.93 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.23 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.76 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.614 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.914 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.714 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.813 km S of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.814 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.68 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.71 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.61 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 62
  32. 2.38 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1706 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.61 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.99 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.78 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.62 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.40 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 20
  38. 1.99 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.27 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.69 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.89 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.79 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.51 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.61 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.82 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.21 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 12
  49. 1.91 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.010 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.58 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.78 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.52 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.67 km SW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.88 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.73 km ESE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  60. 1.95 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.64 km E of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.0Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.710 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.89 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.68 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.57 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.61 km SW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.45 km SW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.76 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.95 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.95 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.88 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.82 km WSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021yfot. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.