Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 5:39 AM CDT (10:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 15 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-18 10:39:38 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.749° N, 97.565° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.93 km S of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.013 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.415 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.211 km E of Comanche, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.63 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1815 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.13 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.83 km E of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.65 km W of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1808 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.813 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.611 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1787 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.811 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1787 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.57 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.914 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1781 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.713 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.58 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km ESE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.77 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.76 km NNE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.66 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.55 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.68 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021shvx (also filed as us7000fcdc). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.