Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 5, 2021, 11:05 AM CST (17:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-05 17:05:12 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.767° N, 98.069° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.911 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.72 km WNW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.921 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.96 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.710 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.78 km NNW of Milan, Kansas · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.13 km SE of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1724 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1723 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.111 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.56 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas · 1722 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  31. 2.18 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.55 km NE of Argonia, Kansas · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.67 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.612 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.93 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.23 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  41. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.54 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.910 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.810 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.83 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 4.57 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4,769
  54. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 96
  55. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 91
  56. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.02 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.715 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021xuvw. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.