Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 3:55 AM CST (09:55 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-12 09:55:45 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.824° N, 97.824° 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
55°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.016 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.811 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.79 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.210 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.912 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.77 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.210 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.68 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.110 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.910 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.59 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.412 km SSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.5Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.710 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.610 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.57 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.810 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.010 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.76 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2047 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.112 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.611 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.811 km SSE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.68 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.813 km SSE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.812 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.210 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.311 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.710 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.611 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.914 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.79 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.910 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.99 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.18 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.911 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.74 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.013 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.513 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.010 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.79 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.69 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.610 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.910 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.69 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.99 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.99 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.010 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.810 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.79 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.610 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.910 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.210 km SSE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.811 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.310 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.810 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.212 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.712 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021auwe. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC.