Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-16 00:09:38 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.956° N, 97.379° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1288 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.04 km ENE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1283 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.33 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.54 km NNE of Helena, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.37 km NNE of Rose Hill, Kansas · 1258 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.0Oklahoma · 1258 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1258 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.08 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.6Oklahoma · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.54 km N of Helena, Oklahoma · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.86 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.55 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.03 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1298 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.84 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.26 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1303 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.616 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.73 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.34 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 1310 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 41
  11. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023fffo. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.