Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 15 km NE of Healdton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Healdton, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-18 00:43:07 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.316° N, 97.356° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 184 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 190.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fixr (also filed as us7000dkx1). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC.