Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 7:54 AM CDT (12:54 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 8 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-20 12:54:25 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.265° N, 98.026° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.99 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1061 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.98 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1057 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.411 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.63 km WNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 1057 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.76 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1056 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.75 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.56 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.67 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 26
  14. 1.511 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.8Oklahoma · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.94 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1035 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.74 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1034 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.93 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.93 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1033 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.7Oklahoma · 1032 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  22. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  23. 1.73 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 79
  25. 2.011 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1029 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.92 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.3Oklahoma · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 11
  29. 2.22 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 14
  30. 1.73 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.5Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.62 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.82 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1023 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.51 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1023 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.71 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1022 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  37. 1.9Oklahoma · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.61 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1021 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.62 km SSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.91 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.57 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.61 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1012 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.61 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.52 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.73 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.92 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1010 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.0Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.78 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.87 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.99 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.94 km ESE of Dale, Oklahoma · 1070 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.19 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.83 km ESE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1080 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1080 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.35 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1081 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.4Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.4Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.66 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023uomk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.