Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km ESE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma on Tue, May 18, 2021, 1:38 PM CDT (18:38 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-18 18:38:45 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.375° N, 96.764° 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
106°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.710 km SE of Wapanucka, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.913 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.110 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.16 km NNW of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1915 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.912 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.92 km N of Ada, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.65 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.010 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.915 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1958 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.810 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.211 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.014 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.68 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.615 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.94 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.18 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.28 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.98 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.68 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.78 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.08 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.59 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.913 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.69 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.15 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021jrsv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.