Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma on Thu, Aug 17, 2023, 7:34 AM CDT (12:34 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-17 12:34:07 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.779° N, 98.603° 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
75°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.515 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.716 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.6Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.79 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.710 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.77 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.012 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.97 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.87 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.816 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.24 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.0Oklahoma · 1135 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1134 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.7Oklahoma · 1132 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.7Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.84 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.93 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  26. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
  28. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.8Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1115 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.66 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.86 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.3Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1081 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.015 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.715 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.7Oklahoma · 1139 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.815 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.57 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.86 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.59 km NNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.915 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.96 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.115 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.6Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.615 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.014 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.615 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.715 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.67 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023qbno. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.