Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Thu, Aug 17, 2023, 7:07 AM CDT (12:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-17 12:07:20 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.825° N, 98.282° 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
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
23

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 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.79 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.515 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.716 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.6Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.79 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.710 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.77 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.012 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.97 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.87 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.816 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.24 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1133 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1133 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.0Oklahoma · 1133 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1132 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.54 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1132 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.7Oklahoma · 1131 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.7Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.84 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.93 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
  31. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.8Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1116 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.25 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.66 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.63 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.86 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.3Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.85 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1081 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1079 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.015 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.7Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.815 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.57 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.86 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.915 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.96 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.115 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.6Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.014 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.715 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.67 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023qbms. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC.