Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-07-16 13:47:34 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.533° N, 96.765° 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
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.49 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  2. 3.18 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.69 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.99 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.7Oklahoma · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1172 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1172 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1170 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.78 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1166 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1165 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1158 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.19 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1145 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.65 km NE of Stuart, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.54 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.05 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.62 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  23. 1.85 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.33 km SW of Horntown, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.711 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.45 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1174 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.6Oklahoma · 1174 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.61 km ENE of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.92 km E of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.52 km W of Washington, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.89 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.75 km NE of Stuart, Oklahoma · 1187 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.6Oklahoma · 1188 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.53 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1193 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.45 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.54 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1202 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023nvdx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.