Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-23 01:15:55 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.362° N, 98.157° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.54 km N of Helena, Oklahoma · 1252 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.59 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1251 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.86 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.66 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.85 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1239 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.72 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1235 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.81 km SSE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.62 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.63 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.64 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.34 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.13 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 7
  23. 2.09 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.78 km W of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.510 km NNW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.614 km WNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.15 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.76 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.69 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.79 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1221 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.910 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.68 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1217 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1217 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.5Oklahoma · 1216 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1208 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.09 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1208 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.76 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1206 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.18 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.58 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.1Oklahoma · 1203 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.99 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.74 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.68 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.73 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1201 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.52 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1200 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.65 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.08 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 1.58 km SE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.08 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.60 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1260 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 1260 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.79 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.610 km N of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1266 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.810 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.6Oklahoma · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.611 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.69 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.58 km E of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.74 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.68 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023hwsw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.