Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSE of Hickory, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Hickory, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 18, 2021, 4:38 PM CDT (21:38 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km NNE of Alex, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-18 21:38:59 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.511° N, 96.830° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.27 km S of Stuart, Oklahoma · 1893 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.614 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.611 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.811 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.88 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.68 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.90 km WSW of Sherwood Shores, Texas · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.66 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.76 km NNE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.77 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.65 km N of Rosedale, Oklahoma · 1898 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.65 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.92 km N of Ada, Oklahoma · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.912 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1918 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1919 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.16 km NNW of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021nzkl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.