Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 6, 2023, 7:47 AM CST (13:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-06 13:47:13 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.112° N, 97.562° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1029 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.62 km SSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1027 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.91 km SSE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.57 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.810 km NNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.61 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 1022 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.61 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.52 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.73 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.92 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.39 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.26 km NNE of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.86 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1014 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.14 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1005 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.72 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.25 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 791
  22. 4.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3,578
  23. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 47
  24. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 97
  28. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 21
  30. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.25 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 15
  32. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
  35. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  36. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 94
  37. 4.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1,735
  38. 1.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  39. 1.86 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 9
  40. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 39
  42. 1.79 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 138
  44. 2.08 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.98 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.89 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.610 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.67 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  51. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.69 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.38 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  60. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.71 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1030 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.51 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.82 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.62 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.5Oklahoma · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.73 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.22 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 14
  9. 2.3Oklahoma · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  10. 1.92 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.011 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 79
  14. 1.73 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.7Oklahoma · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.93 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.93 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.74 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1042 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023xwkv (also filed as us7000lgn6). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.