M2.3 earthquake 13 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 1:22 AM CST (07:22 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-22 07:22:46 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.950° N, 97.308° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 7
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 63
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 2.37 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
- 2.56 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
- 2.16 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.514 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
- 2.46 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
- 2.17 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1745 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 1.67 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.310 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.98 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021yzef (also filed as us6000geff). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.