Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 5:27 AM CDT (10:27 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-20 10:27:11 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.471° N, 97.767° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
89

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 68.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023slmm (also filed as us7000kwv8). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.