Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km N of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km N of Velma, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 7, 2023, 7:52 PM CST (01:52 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-08 01:52:31 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.510° N, 97.684° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km S of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.84 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.86 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.75 km S of Lexington, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.24 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1301 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.66 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.73 km S of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1300 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.63 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.512 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1299 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.75 km SSW of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.21 km SSE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
  13. 1.91 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1290 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 16
  14. 1.71 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.80 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1284 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.52 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1284 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.75 km S of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.90 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.60 km NE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.10 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.12 km S of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.59 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1275 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.62 km SSE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 1275 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.06 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.77 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 1268 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.63 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.63 km WSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1266 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.62 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.6Oklahoma · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.33 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.14 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1260 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.85 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1259 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.79 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.77 km NE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1250 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.74 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.5Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.27 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.56 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.17 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.77 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.710 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  44. 1.55 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.78 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.76 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.06 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.97 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.17 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.18 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.8Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.89 km WNW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.87 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.16 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.67 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.87 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.86 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.15 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.15 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.73 km SSE of Lexington, Oklahoma · 1305 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.7Oklahoma · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.73 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.83 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.53 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.82 km SSE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.4Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 17
  14. 1.60 km NW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.81 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.65 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.96 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1330 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023eqsx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.