M1.6 earthquake 5 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma on Tue, May 18, 2021, 2:14 AM CDT (07:14 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-18 07:14:28 UTC
- Depth
- 9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.993° N, 97.669° 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
- ±0.21
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.76 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
- 1.86 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.88 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.09 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 1.67 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.37 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 27
- 1.67 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.87 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.82 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.72 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.52 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 2.110 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.16 km NNW of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
- 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.912 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.89 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
- 1.92 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
- 1.92 km N of Ada, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.61 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.52 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.65 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1901 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.52 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.61 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
Before
- 2.010 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.810 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.211 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.812 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.59 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 6
- 2.69 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 6
- 1.94 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.28 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
- 1.98 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.68 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.59 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.913 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.69 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.15 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.09 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021jqwg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.