Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma on Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 8:17 PM CDT (01:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-07-13 01:17:43 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.018° N, 97.922° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.39ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.19 · 39 stations
2.8mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.05 · 107 stations

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 109.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023nosr (also filed as us7000kfar). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.