Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 2:46 PM CST (20:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km N of Nash, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-19 20:46:52 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.761° N, 98.063° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
89

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1007 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1007 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.80 km SSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1007 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.64 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.75 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1004 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.52 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.69 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.83 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.14 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.03 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.14 km SSE of Cheney, Kansas · 993 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.97 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.59 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 979 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.710 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 973 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.56 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 971 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 965 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.38 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.03 km NNE of Marland, Oklahoma · 952 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.412 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 951 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.43 km NE of Marland, Oklahoma · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.74 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1008 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1012 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.89 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1028 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.011 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.8Oklahoma · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.76 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1038 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023yusf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.