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.

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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

  1. 2.110 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.69 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.0Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.88 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.912 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.011 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.28 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.010 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.63 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.810 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.4Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.410 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.69 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.98 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.79 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 66
  22. 1.79 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.010 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.89 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.5Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.79 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.810 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.510 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.910 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.89 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.17 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.97 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.08 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.66 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1089 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.4Oklahoma · 1089 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.4Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.35 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.83 km ESE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.19 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.99 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.87 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.78 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.0Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.9Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.66 km SW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.67 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.79 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.99 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.88 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1071 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.17 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1070 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.79 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.710 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.010 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.210 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.39 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.511 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.42 km NE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  11. 1.511 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1113 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1116 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.8Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
  18. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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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.