Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 21, 2023, 3:46 AM CDT (08:46 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-09-21 08:46:53 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.523° N, 97.787° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.28 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.010 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.63 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.810 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.4Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.410 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.69 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.98 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.79 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 66
  17. 1.79 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.010 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.89 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.5Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.79 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.810 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.510 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.910 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.89 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.17 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.97 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.08 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1093 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.66 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.4Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  33. 2.4Oklahoma · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.35 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1089 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.83 km ESE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.19 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.99 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.87 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.78 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1077 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.0Oklahoma · 1077 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.9Oklahoma · 1077 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1077 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.66 km SW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.67 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1077 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.79 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.99 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.88 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.17 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.98 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.63 km WNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 1065 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.76 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1064 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.75 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1064 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.88 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.0Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.110 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.9Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.79 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.710 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.010 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.210 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.39 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.511 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1108 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.42 km NE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1109 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.511 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1116 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.8Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023sner. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.