Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 11:06 PM CST (05:06 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 8 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-24 05:06:00 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.950° N, 97.291° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 192.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021dvbg. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.