Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Mon, May 1, 2023, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-01 20:20:20 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.722° N, 96.143° 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
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.27 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.56 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.17 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.77 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.610 km WNW of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.69 km SW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.611 km WNW of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.711 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.011 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.610 km WNW of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1239 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1238 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.79 km WNW of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1238 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.810 km WNW of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1236 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.510 km W of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1235 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.611 km W of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.7Oklahoma · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.11 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.5Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.611 km W of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1254 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSE of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.79 km SW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.65 km WNW of Horntown, Oklahoma · 1259 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.69 km W of Wardville, Oklahoma · 1259 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.511 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023imuq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.