Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma on Fri, May 5, 2023, 1:36 AM CDT (06:36 UTC), 19 km (12 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-05 06:36:22 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.514° N, 97.697° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.97 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.17 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.18 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.88 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.8Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.89 km WNW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.87 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.16 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.710 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1243 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.810 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.28 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1242 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.79 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.59 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.09 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.19 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.69 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.48 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.39 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.87 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1240 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.3Oklahoma · 1239 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.39 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1238 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.18 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1238 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.16 km SW of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 1235 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.712 km E of Hall Park, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.910 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.310 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.69 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1232 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.53 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.52 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.72 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.41 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.92 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.62 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.63 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.92 km ENE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.73 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.63 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.53 km NNE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1228 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.67 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.73 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.67 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1227 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.97 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.57 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 1227 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.71 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.78 km ESE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1225 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.813 km W of Marietta, Oklahoma · 1223 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.99 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1218 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.71 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1217 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.51 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 16
  57. 1.6Oklahoma · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.54 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.74 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.76 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.77 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.55 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.710 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 12
  6. 1.77 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1245 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.17 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.56 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.27 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.67 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.5Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.74 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.77 km NE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1250 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.79 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.85 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1259 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.14 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1260 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.33 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.6Oklahoma · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.62 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023itbl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.