Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 21, 2023, 12:20 PM CDT (17:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-21 17:20:03 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.764° N, 98.817° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.3Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.56 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1082 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.99 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1077 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.87 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.78 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.0Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.9Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.60 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.79 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.99 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.80 km SSE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1071 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1068 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.60 km SSW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1068 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.411 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.80 km SW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.511 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km WNW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.018 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.711 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1116 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.8Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.93 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.84 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.7Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.7Oklahoma · 1133 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023snvq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.