Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma on Sun, May 2, 2021, 10:48 AM CDT (15:48 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 8 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-02 15:48:26 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.420° N, 97.393° 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
85°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.78 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.68 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.98 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.28 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.18 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.94 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.615 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.68 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.014 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.69 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.59 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.812 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.211 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.810 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.915 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1959 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.012 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.010 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.65 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.76 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  22. 1.76 km ESE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.88 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.09 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.67 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.710 km SE of Wapanucka, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.37 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 27
  28. 1.913 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.54 km SSE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.87 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1933 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.82 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.72 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.52 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.110 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.16 km NNW of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.713 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.612 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.011 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.912 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.89 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.913 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.69 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.15 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.09 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.65 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.54 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.55 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.76 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.61 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.610 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.914 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.89 km SE of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.612 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.510 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.88 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.58 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 58
  18. 1.68 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.811 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.812 km SW of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021iohe. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.