Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 1:05 AM CST (07:05 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-16 07:05:21 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.484° N, 98.734° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.921 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.96 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.710 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.810 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.54 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.524 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.614 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.910 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.914 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.714 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.813 km S of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.814 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.810 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 4.57 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4,769
  34. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 96
  35. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 91
  36. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.02 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.3Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  45. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.95 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.87 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  51. 2.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.0Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.61 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.924 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1768 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021yoep. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC.