Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 15, 2023, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-07-15 23:49:30 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.010° N, 97.894° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.75 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.35 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.7Oklahoma · 1171 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.66 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.07 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.69 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1166 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.78 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1166 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.89 km N of Healdton, Oklahoma · 1163 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.06 km NE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1159 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.59 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1156 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.710 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.110 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.56 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1147 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.98 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1147 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.56 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1146 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.67 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.96 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.59 km NNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.86 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.57 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.6Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.79 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.6Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.79 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.710 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.77 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.012 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.97 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.87 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.54 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.7Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.05 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1129 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.7Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.84 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.93 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.79 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.85 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  47. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.711 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.8Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.7Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.56 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.66 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.16 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.45 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.55 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.95 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.65 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.52 km W of Washington, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.95 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.7Oklahoma · 1178 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.56 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.7Oklahoma · 1179 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.411 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1179 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.710 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1179 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1179 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.13 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1180 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.88 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1180 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.110 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023nucg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.