Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 9:45 PM CDT (02:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-08-19 02:45:32 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.482° N, 98.031° 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
85

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. 1.79 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.710 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.77 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.012 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.97 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.816 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.54 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.7Oklahoma · 1134 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1130 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.05 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.7Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.84 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.93 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.85 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 7
  26. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.711 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.8Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1116 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1116 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.511 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.25 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.42 km NE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1109 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  36. 1.66 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.63 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.86 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.69 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.79 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.3Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.89 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.66 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.35 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.83 km ESE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.515 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.79 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.913 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.6Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.015 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.7Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.815 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.57 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.86 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.915 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.96 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.115 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.6Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023qele. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.