Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 2:42 AM CDT (07:42 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 11 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-24 07:42:24 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.954° N, 97.300° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
43

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.811 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.88 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.90 km WSW of Sherwood Shores, Texas · 1848 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.66 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.27 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.87 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.013 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1828 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.415 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.87 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.77 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km SSE of Hickory, Oklahoma · 1892 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.65 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.80 km S of Lake Dallas, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.912 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021ojhw. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.