Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 17, 2023, 6:17 PM CST (00:17 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-18 00:17:14 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.105° N, 97.836° 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 IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.514 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.814 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.16 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.0Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.02 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1350 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.06 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.2Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.38 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.8Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.55 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 85
  15. 1.6Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.75 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.112 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 9
  18. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1339 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  19. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.94 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.810 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1337 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.113 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.75 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.05 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.612 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1327 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.67 km NNE of Custer City, Oklahoma · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.66 km ESE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1325 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  35. 3.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  36. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.06 km SSW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1319 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.60 km NW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.62 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  43. 2.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.710 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.82 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  48. 1.511 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.712 km S of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.810 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.39 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  52. 1.68 km SW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.74 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.69 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.79 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.79 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.73 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.010 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1305 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.611 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.814 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.58 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.03 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.2Oklahoma · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.62 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.84 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.76 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.54 km NE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.66 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.013 km E of Hinton, Oklahoma · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.04 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.97 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.73 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.66 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023bfcd (also filed as us7000j50z). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC.