Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma on Sat, May 8, 2021, 10:01 PM CDT (03:01 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 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
2021-05-09 03:01:47 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.939° N, 97.207° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.211 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.810 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.915 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1962 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.010 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.76 km ESE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.88 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.710 km SE of Wapanucka, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.913 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.54 km SSE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.110 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1916 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.912 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.94 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.59 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.15 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.09 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.65 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.54 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.55 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.76 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.87 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.61 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.610 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.914 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.89 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.510 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.68 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.74 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.911 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.615 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1990 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.08 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021jack. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.