Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma on Thu, May 13, 2021, 5:50 AM CDT (10:50 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-13 10:50:42 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.960° N, 97.288° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.010 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.76 km ESE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.88 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.710 km SE of Wapanucka, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.913 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.54 km SSE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.110 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.912 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.80 km S of Lake Dallas, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.65 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.211 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.014 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.68 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.615 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.94 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.18 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.28 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.98 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.68 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.78 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.08 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.59 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.913 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.69 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.15 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.09 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.65 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.54 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021jhzw. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.