Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 3:56 PM CDT (20:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-09-23 20:56:55 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.693° N, 97.687° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.85 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1094 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.18 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1091 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.60 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1079 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.9Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.80 km SSE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.6Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.60 km SSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1071 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1071 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1070 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.411 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.80 km SW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.63 km SSE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1062 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.8Oklahoma · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.56 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.67 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 26
  32. 2.47 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.511 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1051 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.76 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.810 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.62 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.13 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1130 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1131 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023srtu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.