Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 2, 2023, 7:08 AM CDT (12:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-02 12:08:46 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.764° N, 98.075° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.3Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.85 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.18 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1079 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.60 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.80 km SSE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.6Oklahoma · 1068 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1068 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1068 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.60 km SSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.62 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.13 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.83 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1132 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 1134 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1134 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.24 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1134 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.71 km WNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1147 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023resu (also filed as us7000ksut). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:06 AM UTC.