Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 4, 2023, 6:59 AM CDT (11:59 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km WNW of Savanna, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-04 11:59:34 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.941° N, 96.027° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.88 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1057 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.42 km WNW of Savanna, Oklahoma · 1051 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.211 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.210 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1050 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.3Oklahoma · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.79 km W of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1035 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.69 km W of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1035 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.05 km NW of Stidham, Oklahoma · 1031 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.89 km W of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1031 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.710 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1093 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.67 km ENE of Morris, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 19
  11. 2.414 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.45 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1109 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.33 km SW of Horntown, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023tlep. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.