Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 18, 2023, 12:57 AM CST (06:57 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 2 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-18 06:57:05 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.109° N, 97.539° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1009 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.39 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.26 km NNE of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1007 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.86 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.14 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.25 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 791
  11. 4.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3,578
  12. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 47
  13. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 97
  17. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 21
  19. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.25 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 15
  21. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
  24. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  25. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 94
  26. 4.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1,735
  27. 1.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  28. 1.86 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 9
  29. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 39
  31. 1.79 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 138
  33. 2.08 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.98 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.89 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.610 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.67 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.69 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.38 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.59 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.78 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.58 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.68 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.88 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.57 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.68 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.99 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.52 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.61 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.61 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 1014 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.810 km NNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.57 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.91 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.61 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1021 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.9Oklahoma · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.71 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1022 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.51 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.82 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1023 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.62 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.5Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.73 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.22 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 14
  20. 2.3Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 11

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023yrvi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.