Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 7:46 PM CDT (00:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-07-17 00:46:16 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.535° N, 96.764° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
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
3.09ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.24 · 38 stations
2.9Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · 9 stations

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
2.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 115°, dip 65°, rake -35°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 221°, dip 59°, rake -150°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.7Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1175 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.78 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1168 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.88 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1161 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.19 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1148 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.65 km NE of Stuart, Oklahoma · 1145 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.54 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.05 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1131 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1131 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1131 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.62 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1129 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.85 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1129 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.33 km SW of Horntown, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.711 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.45 km W of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.69 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.18 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.49 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1176 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  7. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.39 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.6Oklahoma · 1177 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.61 km ENE of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1178 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.92 km E of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1178 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.72 km E of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1178 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.52 km W of Washington, Oklahoma · 1180 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.89 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1183 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.75 km NE of Stuart, Oklahoma · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.6Oklahoma · 1192 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.17 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.53 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1196 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.45 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1203 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023nvzq (also filed as us7000kg8p). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.