Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma on Thu, Apr 20, 2023, 6:46 AM CDT (11:46 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-04-20 11:46:01 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.510° N, 97.696° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
93°
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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.77 km NE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1250 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.74 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.5Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.27 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.56 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.17 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.77 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.710 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 12
  12. 1.55 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.78 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.76 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.06 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 19 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.97 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.17 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.18 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.8Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.89 km WNW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.87 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.16 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.710 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.810 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.28 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.79 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.610 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.79 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.59 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.09 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.19 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1241 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.48 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.39 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.87 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.3Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.39 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1239 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.18 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1238 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.16 km SW of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 1235 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.712 km E of Hall Park, Oklahoma · 1235 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.910 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.310 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.69 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.53 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.52 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.72 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.41 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.92 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.62 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.63 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.92 km ENE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.73 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.63 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.14 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1260 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.33 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.6Oklahoma · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.62 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.63 km WSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1266 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.63 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 1268 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.06 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.62 km SSE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 1275 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.59 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1275 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.12 km S of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.10 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.60 km NE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.90 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.75 km S of Tishomingo, Oklahoma · 1281 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.52 km W of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.80 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.71 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023hsbd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.