Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma on Wed, May 31, 2023, 10:42 PM CDT (03:42 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-06-01 03:42:46 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.702° N, 98.068° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.5Oklahoma · 1221 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.51 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 16
  4. 1.513 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.613 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1214 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.714 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1213 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.712 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.713 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.013 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.113 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.8Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.513 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.613 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.915 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.113 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.8Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.613 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.76 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.812 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.58 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.1Oklahoma · 1207 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.99 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1207 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.74 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1207 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.68 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1206 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.73 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1206 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.52 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.54 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.65 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.08 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1204 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1204 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.45 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1203 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.79 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1203 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.44 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.99 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.83 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.715 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 1199 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.65 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.53 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1196 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.92 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1196 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.53 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.72 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.511 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1194 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.411 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.311 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1194 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.510 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1194 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.910 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.011 km ESE of Hinton, Oklahoma · 1194 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.911 km E of Hinton, Oklahoma · 1194 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.610 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1193 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.710 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1193 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.62 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1192 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.6Oklahoma · 1192 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.810 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.9Oklahoma · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.8Oklahoma · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1189 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.85 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1189 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.910 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1224 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.79 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1226 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.69 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.71 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.73 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.53 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.63 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.73 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.92 km ENE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.15 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.62 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.92 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.614 km WNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.41 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.72 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.52 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.53 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.510 km NNW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023kqei. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.