Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km S of Cole, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km S of Cole, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 6:27 AM CST (12:27 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 13 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-13 12:27:35 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.091° N, 97.574° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.61 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.52 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.73 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.92 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.39 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.26 km NNE of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1007 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.86 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.14 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.72 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.25 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 791
  15. 4.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3,578
  16. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 47
  17. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 97
  21. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 21
  23. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.25 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 15
  25. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 7
  28. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 94
  30. 4.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1,735
  31. 1.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  32. 1.86 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  33. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 39
  35. 1.79 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 138
  37. 2.08 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.98 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.89 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.610 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.67 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  44. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.69 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.38 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.59 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.78 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.58 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.68 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.88 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.810 km NNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.91 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.62 km SSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.61 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1021 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.9Oklahoma · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.71 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1022 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.51 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.82 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1023 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.62 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.5Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.73 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.22 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 14
  16. 2.3Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.92 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1029 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.011 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 79

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023yjcs (also filed as us7000lim7). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.