Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-21 00:59:30 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.512° N, 97.773° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.912 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.011 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.28 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.010 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.63 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.810 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.4Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.410 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.69 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.98 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.79 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 66
  19. 1.79 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.010 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.89 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.5Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.79 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.810 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.510 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.910 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1096 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.89 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.17 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.97 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.08 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.66 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.4Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.4Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.35 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.83 km ESE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1081 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.19 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.99 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.87 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.78 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.0Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.9Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.66 km SW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.67 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1072 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.79 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1071 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.99 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1070 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.88 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.17 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1067 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1064 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.98 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1061 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.63 km WNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.69 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.110 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.9Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.79 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.710 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.010 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.210 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 20 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.39 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.511 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.42 km NE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  14. 1.511 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.8Oklahoma · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023smph. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.