Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 4:43 PM CST (22:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-11 22:43:27 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.136° N, 95.357° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km N of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSW of Hanna, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.714 km E of Lamar, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.511 km W of Whitefield, Oklahoma · 1735 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.62 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.911 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.67 km NW of Wetumka, Oklahoma · 1723 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.77 km SW of Albion, Oklahoma · 1723 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.56 km WNW of Kinta, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.911 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1718 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.511 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.313 km W of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.13 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 163
  19. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.73 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.63 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.63 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.83 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.03 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.43 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.23 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.7Oklahoma · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.64 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.73 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.33 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 10
  14. 2.42 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.22 km NNW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.51 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ygga. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.