Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 11:37 AM CDT (16:37 UTC), 6 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-09-28 16:37:27 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.970° N, 98.197° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.85 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1094 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.18 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1082 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.99 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1079 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.87 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.78 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.0Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.9Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.60 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.79 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.99 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.80 km SSE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.6Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1070 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.60 km SSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1070 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.411 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.80 km SW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.63 km SSE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1062 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.8Oklahoma · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.67 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 26
  40. 1.511 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1051 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.8Oklahoma · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.3Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.86 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.66 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.25 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1113 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1116 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.8Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
  16. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023taot. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.