Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-22 17:27:07 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.753° N, 98.062° 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
88°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km N of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.210 km N of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.04 km ENE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1284 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.33 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.614 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.78 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.54 km NNE of Helena, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.88 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.98 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.68 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.74 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.0Oklahoma · 1259 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1258 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.60 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 1258 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.08 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.6Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.05 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.54 km N of Helena, Oklahoma · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.86 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.66 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.85 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.81 km SSE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  40. 2.09 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.78 km W of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.15 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1289 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.67 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.65 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.55 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.1Oklahoma · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.813 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.010 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.03 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.84 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.26 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1303 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.73 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.74 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1309 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.68 km SW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.60 km NW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023frmu. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.