Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 26, 2023, 8:54 PM CST (02:54 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-27 02:54:25 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.712° N, 97.894° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.14 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1004 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.03 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.14 km SSE of Cheney, Kansas · 999 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.97 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 998 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.59 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 993 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 986 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.710 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 979 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.56 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 971 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.38 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 960 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.03 km NNE of Marland, Oklahoma · 959 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.412 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 958 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.43 km NE of Marland, Oklahoma · 957 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  19. 3.09 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1009 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.52 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.75 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.64 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.80 km SSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.18 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.89 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 1034 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.011 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023zhyw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.