Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-16 08:25:21 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.535° N, 96.764° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1170 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1170 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.49 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  4. 3.18 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.69 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 3.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  10. 1.99 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.7Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1168 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1168 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.78 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1162 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1161 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1154 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.19 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.65 km NE of Stuart, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.54 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1132 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.05 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.62 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  25. 1.85 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.33 km SW of Horntown, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.711 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1115 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1113 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.45 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km ENE of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1171 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.92 km E of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1171 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.72 km E of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1171 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.52 km W of Washington, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.89 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.75 km NE of Stuart, Oklahoma · 1183 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.6Oklahoma · 1185 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1187 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1188 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.53 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1189 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.45 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.54 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023nuth. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.