Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 20, 2021, 2:43 AM CST (08:43 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-20 08:43:02 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.952° N, 97.299° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.56 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.37 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.313 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.66 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.46 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.17 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.67 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.310 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.98 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.79 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.09 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.610 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.99 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.69 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.67 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021yvpv (also filed as us6000gdsg). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.