Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 1, 2023, 10:25 AM CST (16:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-02-01 16:25:23 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.954° N, 97.722° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.76ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.24 · 40 stations
3.1mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.048 · 116 stations

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1331 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.65 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.81 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.60 km NW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.4Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 17
  8. 1.710 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.82 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.511 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.712 km S of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.810 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.39 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.53 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.83 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.73 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.69 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.79 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.79 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.010 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.7Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.73 km SSE of Lexington, Oklahoma · 1306 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.15 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.15 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.86 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.87 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.67 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.75 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.84 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.86 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.75 km S of Lexington, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.24 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.66 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.63 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1300 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.21 km SSE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
  37. 1.91 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1291 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 16
  38. 1.71 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.80 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.52 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.66 km WNW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.78 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.90 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  44. 1.60 km NE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.10 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.12 km S of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.810 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.93 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 24
  3. 1.80 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.01 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.02 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.9Oklahoma · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 13
  8. 2.1Oklahoma · 1353 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.44 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.64 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.84 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.14 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.58 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.83 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.63 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.84 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.03 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.2Oklahoma · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.62 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.76 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023cfxc (also filed as us6000jksb). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC.