Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km SSE of Tatums, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Tatums, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 8:02 PM CST (02:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 02:02:53 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.395° N, 97.403° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 192.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021aztc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.