Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km N of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km N of Velma, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 6, 2023, 5:06 PM CST (23:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-06 23:06:08 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.514° N, 97.675° 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
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1300 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.86 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1300 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.87 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1300 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.67 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.75 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1300 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.76 km S of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1300 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.84 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1300 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.86 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.75 km S of Lexington, Oklahoma · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.67 km S of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.24 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1299 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.66 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1298 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.73 km S of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1297 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.63 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1296 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.512 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1296 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.75 km SSW of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1291 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.21 km SSE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
  18. 1.91 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1287 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 16
  19. 1.71 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.80 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.52 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.75 km S of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1278 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.90 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1277 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.60 km NE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1277 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.10 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1277 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.12 km S of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1277 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.59 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.62 km SSE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.06 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1266 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.77 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 1265 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.63 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.63 km WSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1263 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.62 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.6Oklahoma · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.33 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.14 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.85 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.79 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.77 km NE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.74 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.5Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.27 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.56 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.17 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.77 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.710 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  49. 1.55 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.78 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.76 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.06 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.97 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.17 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.18 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km SSE of Lexington, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.7Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.73 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.83 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.53 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.4Oklahoma · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 17
  9. 1.60 km NW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.81 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.65 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.96 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1327 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023eorx. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.