Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 10:37 AM CDT (15:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-08 15:37:37 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.763° N, 98.061° 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
±0.13
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1079 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.60 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.80 km SSE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1068 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.6Oklahoma · 1068 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1068 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1067 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.60 km SSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.80 km SW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.8Oklahoma · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.56 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1048 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.47 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1046 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.76 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.8Oklahoma · 1038 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.011 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.89 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 1032 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1089 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.85 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.3Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023tstv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC.