Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km N of Cole, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km N of Cole, Oklahoma on Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 7:00 PM CST (01:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-19 01:00:50 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.121° N, 97.574° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.60 km NW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.4Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 17
  5. 1.710 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.82 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.511 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.712 km S of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.810 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.39 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.53 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.83 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.73 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.79 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.79 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.010 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.7Oklahoma · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.73 km SSE of Lexington, Oklahoma · 1305 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.15 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.15 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.86 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.87 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.67 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.75 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.84 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.86 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.75 km S of Lexington, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.24 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1301 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.66 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.63 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.1Oklahoma · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.21 km SSE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 7
  35. 1.91 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1290 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 16
  36. 1.71 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1286 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.74 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.80 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1284 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.52 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1284 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.66 km WNW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.78 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.90 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.60 km NE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.10 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.12 km S of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.72 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 1277 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.59 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1276 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.59 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1275 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 3.24 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 18
  50. 1.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.62 km SSE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.84 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 4.04 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1,161
  56. 2.13 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 19
  57. 3.2Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 59
  58. 2.03 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.04 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 11
  60. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.65 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.96 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1330 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.113 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.86 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.810 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.93 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1341 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 24
  7. 1.68 km ESE of Ada, Oklahoma · 1342 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.75 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.6Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.55 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 85
  11. 1.80 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.01 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023dlpr (also filed as us6000jq0p). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.