Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 14, 2023, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-14 20:45:47 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.792° N, 98.582° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.915 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.86 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.57 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.815 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.7Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.015 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.6Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.913 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.79 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.515 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.716 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.6Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.79 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.710 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.77 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.012 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.97 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.87 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.816 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.24 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.0Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1134 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.7Oklahoma · 1132 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.7Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.84 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.93 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  41. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.8Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1113 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1110 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.66 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.86 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.3Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.6Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.014 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.715 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.67 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.56 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.98 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.56 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.110 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1146 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.710 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1146 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.59 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1153 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1153 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.06 km NE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1156 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1158 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.95 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1161 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1161 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023pwrh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.