Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, 1:38 AM CDT (06:38 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-06 06:38:46 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.330° N, 97.943° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
51°
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: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.511 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.25 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.42 km NE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.511 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.39 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.210 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.010 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.710 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.79 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.9Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.110 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.69 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.0Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.88 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.912 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.011 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.66 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.28 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.010 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.63 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.86 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.810 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.69 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.98 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.79 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 66
  39. 1.89 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.17 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.97 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1093 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.08 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1091 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.66 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.4Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  47. 2.4Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.35 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.83 km ESE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.97 km SSW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.19 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.94 km ESE of Dale, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.99 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.711 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.85 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.93 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.84 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.7Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.05 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.7Oklahoma · 1130 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.54 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1131 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1131 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023rlpx. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.