Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 11:42 AM CDT (16:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-21 16:42:28 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.450° N, 98.779° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1134 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1115 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1113 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1110 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.66 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.86 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.3Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.614 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 1096 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1091 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.18 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1081 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.60 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.24 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.816 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.012 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.716 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.515 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.913 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.6Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.015 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.7Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.815 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.915 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.115 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.6Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023qjdu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.