Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 16, 2023, 8:35 AM CDT (13:35 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-16 13:35:45 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.783° N, 98.584° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.7Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.015 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.6Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.913 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.79 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.515 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.716 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.6Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.79 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.710 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.77 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.012 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.97 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.87 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.816 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.24 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.0Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.7Oklahoma · 1133 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1129 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.7Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.84 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.93 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  34. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.8Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1116 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1115 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.66 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.86 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.3Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1082 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.86 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.59 km NNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.915 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.96 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.115 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.6Oklahoma · 1143 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.014 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.715 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.67 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.56 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.98 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1145 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.56 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.110 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1147 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.710 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023pzuc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.