Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Fri, May 5, 2023, 9:17 PM CDT (02:17 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-05-06 02:17:12 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.532° N, 97.709° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km WNW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.87 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.16 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.810 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.28 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.610 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.59 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.09 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.19 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.48 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.39 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.87 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.3Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.39 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.18 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.16 km SW of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 1237 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.712 km E of Hall Park, Oklahoma · 1237 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.910 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.310 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.69 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.53 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.52 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.72 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.41 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.92 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.62 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.63 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.92 km ENE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.73 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.63 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.53 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.67 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.73 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.67 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.97 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.57 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.71 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.78 km ESE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1228 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.813 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1226 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.99 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1221 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.71 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1220 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.51 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 16
  48. 1.6Oklahoma · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.513 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1213 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.613 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.714 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.712 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.713 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.013 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.113 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.8Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.513 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.613 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.915 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.113 km WSW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.18 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.17 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.97 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.06 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.76 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.78 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.710 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1248 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 12
  15. 1.77 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.17 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.56 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.27 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023iuok. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.