Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 5:12 PM CST (23:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-02 23:12:29 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.970° N, 98.142° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km SW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.57 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.0Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.911 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.14 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.72 km WNW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.921 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.71 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.01 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 8
  29. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.710 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1724 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1722 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.67 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.93 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.23 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.54 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.614 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.910 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.914 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.714 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.813 km S of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.814 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.810 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.99 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.69 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.89 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.45 km SW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.76 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.95 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.88 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.82 km WSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021xpvm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.