Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 1:54 PM CST (19:54 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2021-12-28 19:54:06 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.104° N, 95.384° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.67 km NW of Wetumka, Oklahoma · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.77 km SW of Albion, Oklahoma · 1726 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.56 km WNW of Kinta, Oklahoma · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.911 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.511 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.313 km W of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.13 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 163
  14. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.211 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.912 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.57 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1689 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.610 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.69 km NW of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.813 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.513 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km W of Whitefield, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.714 km E of Lamar, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.014 km SSW of Hanna, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.614 km N of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.71 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.53 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.73 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.63 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021zlbz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.