Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma on Mon, Nov 27, 2023, 7:20 PM CST (01:20 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-28 01:20:34 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.126° N, 97.566° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
79
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

79 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 92.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023xgwe (also filed as us7000le84). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.