M2.6 earthquake 11 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 8:50 PM CDT (01:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km WNW of Horntown, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.23 · 13 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.148 · 6 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023ffix (also filed as us7000jkbt). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.