Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 5, 2023, 12:17 PM CST (18:17 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-01-05 18:17:06 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.300° N, 98.019° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.2Oklahoma · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.03 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.84 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.63 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.83 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.58 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.14 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.84 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.64 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.611 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.44 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.1Oklahoma · 1355 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.9Oklahoma · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 13
  17. 2.16 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.0Oklahoma · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.02 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1353 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.01 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.80 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  23. 3.55 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 85
  24. 1.6Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.75 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.93 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 24
  27. 1.94 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.810 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1342 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1341 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.86 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.113 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.96 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1333 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.612 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1331 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.67 km NNE of Custer City, Oklahoma · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.65 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.06 km SSW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1323 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.60 km NW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.81 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.60 km NW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.4Oklahoma · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 17
  44. 1.710 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.82 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
  46. 1.511 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.712 km S of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.810 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.39 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.53 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.83 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.74 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.73 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.69 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.79 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.79 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.010 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.7Oklahoma · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.73 km SSE of Lexington, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km NE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.66 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.013 km E of Hinton, Oklahoma · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.99 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.97 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1380 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.15 km NNE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 1383 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.111 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 9
  9. 2.14 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1389 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.79 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.47 km ESE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.98 km ESE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.68 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 13
  14. 2.38 km ESE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.99 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1392 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.19 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1392 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.58 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.73 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 1393 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.96 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.69 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023aisf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.