Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 6, 2023, 10:39 AM CST (16:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-06 16:39:47 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.588° N, 97.812° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1298 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.010 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.813 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.1Oklahoma · 1293 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.55 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.65 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1287 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.811 km N of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.210 km N of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.04 km ENE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1283 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.74 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.33 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.614 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1277 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.78 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1277 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.54 km NNE of Helena, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.74 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.0Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 3.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.60 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.08 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.6Oklahoma · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.05 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.54 km N of Helena, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.86 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.66 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.85 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.26 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.616 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.73 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.74 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.68 km SW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.60 km NW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.06 km SSW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.66 km ESE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1323 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023eofe. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.