Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km N of Rosedale, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Rosedale, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 18, 2021, 12:39 PM CDT (17:39 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 5 km SSE of Hickory, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-18 17:39:08 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.965° N, 97.188° 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
±0.11
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
34

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021nzco. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.