Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sun, May 7, 2023, 9:17 AM CDT (14:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-07 14:17:30 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.765° N, 98.065° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.81 km SSE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.09 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.78 km W of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.15 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1225 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.76 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1214 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.5Oklahoma · 1213 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1207 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.09 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.76 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.18 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.58 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.65 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.68 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1187 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.511 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1186 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.510 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1186 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.610 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1186 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.62 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1185 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.810 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1183 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.24 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1182 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1182 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.85 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1182 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.04 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1182 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.64 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1182 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.86 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.54 km N of Helena, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.05 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.6Oklahoma · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.08 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.60 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.0Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.74 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023ixhr (also filed as us6000ka89). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.