Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Mon, May 15, 2023, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-05-15 21:30:20 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.536° N, 96.750° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.98ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.2 · 36 stations
2.9mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.054 · 92 stations

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
34°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.24 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.71 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.75 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1225 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.71 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1220 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.51 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 16
  7. 1.54 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.45 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.53 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1195 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1194 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.6Oklahoma · 1190 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.75 km NE of Stuart, Oklahoma · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.89 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1182 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.52 km W of Washington, Oklahoma · 1178 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.72 km E of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.712 km E of Hall Park, Oklahoma · 1237 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.74 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1252 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.84 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.65 km W of Prague, Oklahoma · 1260 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.34 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1262 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.65 km WNW of Horntown, Oklahoma · 1263 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 6

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023jmlz (also filed as us6000kc5i). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.