Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km E of Lamar, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km E of Lamar, Oklahoma on Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 1:33 AM CST (07:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-17 07:33:37 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.081° N, 95.970° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.511 km W of Whitefield, Oklahoma · 1730 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.62 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.53 km N of Ada, Oklahoma · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.911 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.67 km NW of Wetumka, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.77 km SW of Albion, Oklahoma · 1718 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.56 km WNW of Kinta, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.911 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.511 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.313 km W of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.13 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 163
  20. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.211 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.912 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.014 km SSW of Hanna, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.86 km W of Johnson, Oklahoma · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.614 km N of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.71 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.53 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.73 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.63 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.84 km ENE of Tushka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.63 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.83 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.95 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.03 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.43 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.23 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.7Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.64 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.73 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.33 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 10

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021yqba. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.