Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma on Sun, May 14, 2023, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-05-14 22:04:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.731° N, 98.006° 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
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km SSE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.712 km E of Hall Park, Oklahoma · 1239 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.62 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.63 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1239 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.64 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.34 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.310 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1238 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.13 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1238 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.69 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1236 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.510 km NNW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.53 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.52 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.72 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.41 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.614 km WNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.92 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.62 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.63 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.15 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.92 km ENE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.73 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.63 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.53 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.73 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.24 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.76 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.71 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.69 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.79 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1226 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.910 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1224 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.68 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1222 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.71 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.5Oklahoma · 1221 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.51 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 16
  35. 1.513 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.613 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1214 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.714 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1213 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.712 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.713 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.013 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.113 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.8Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.513 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.613 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.915 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.113 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.8Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.613 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.76 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.812 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  51. 1.58 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.1Oklahoma · 1207 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.99 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1207 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.74 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1207 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.68 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1206 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.73 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1206 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.52 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.54 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.65 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.3Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.810 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.89 km WNW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.710 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1250 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 12
  5. 1.74 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1253 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.77 km NE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.86 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.59 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.84 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.54 km N of Helena, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.79 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1258 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.05 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.6Oklahoma · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.58 km SE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.08 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.34 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.0Oklahoma · 1265 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023jkrp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.