Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km W of Whitefield, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km W of Whitefield, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 12:20 PM CST (18:20 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2021-12-28 18:20:55 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.259° N, 95.365° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.911 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.67 km NW of Wetumka, Oklahoma · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.77 km SW of Albion, Oklahoma · 1725 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.56 km WNW of Kinta, Oklahoma · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.911 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.511 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.313 km W of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.13 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 163
  15. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.211 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.912 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.512 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.57 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1689 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.610 km ESE of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.69 km NW of Canadian, Oklahoma · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.813 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.513 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.612 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1681 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km E of Lamar, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSW of Hanna, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.614 km N of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.71 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.53 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.73 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.63 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021zkyy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.