Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma on Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 11:25 AM CST (17:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-11-30 17:25:58 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.824° N, 98.264° 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
93°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.18 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.80 km SSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.64 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.75 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1014 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.52 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.69 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1011 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.83 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.03 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.14 km SSE of Cheney, Kansas · 1003 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.97 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1001 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.59 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 989 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.710 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.56 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1038 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.8Oklahoma · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.76 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1047 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1051 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.47 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1052 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.56 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.8Oklahoma · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.80 km SW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023xlta. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC.