Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Fri, Jul 21, 2023, 8:45 AM CDT (13:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-21 13:45:38 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.752° N, 98.064° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km SE of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1165 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.75 km SE of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1165 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.55 km SE of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1165 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.65 km SE of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1165 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.24 km SE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1165 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1162 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1162 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.95 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1162 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1159 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.06 km NE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1156 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1154 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.71 km WNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.24 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.0Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.83 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1134 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.13 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.62 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  23. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1115 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1171 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1171 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.36 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.53 km NW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.94 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.14 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.2Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.84 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.94 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.04 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.44 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.57 km ENE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.7Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.411 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.24 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.710 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023oehj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.