Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km SSE of Tatums, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Tatums, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 10:39 PM CDT (03:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-18 03:39:06 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.381° N, 97.397° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 186.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fjdl. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.