Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma on Tue, May 18, 2021, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-18 10:44:16 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.987° N, 97.675° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.88 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.09 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.67 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.37 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 27
  7. 1.67 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.87 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.82 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.72 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.52 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.110 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.16 km NNW of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.912 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.89 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.92 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.92 km N of Ada, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.61 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.52 km SE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.65 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.52 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.62 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.75 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.61 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.010 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.810 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.211 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.812 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.59 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.69 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.94 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.18 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.28 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.98 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.68 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.78 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.08 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.59 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.913 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.69 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.15 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021jrde (also filed as us7000e423). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.