M2.6 earthquake 9 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 8:24 AM CST (14:24 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 196.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021eexe (also filed as us7000deke). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.