Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km W of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km W of Velma, Oklahoma on Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 5:08 AM CDT (10:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-10-02 10:08:23 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.465° N, 97.765° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1093 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.66 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.4Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.4Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.35 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1089 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.83 km ESE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.19 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.99 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.87 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.78 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.19 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.0Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.9Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.68 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.66 km SW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.67 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1077 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.79 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1076 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.99 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1075 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.88 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.17 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1073 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.87 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1070 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.98 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.63 km WNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 1066 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.76 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1065 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.75 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.65 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.56 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.65 km NNW of Tatums, Oklahoma · 1062 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.8Oklahoma · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.94 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1044 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.74 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1043 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.93 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  39. 1.93 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1042 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.7Oklahoma · 1041 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  42. 1.82 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 6
  43. 1.73 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 79
  45. 1.62 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1038 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  46. 1.92 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.3Oklahoma · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 11
  48. 2.22 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 14
  49. 1.73 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 1.97 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.17 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.89 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.910 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.510 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.810 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.79 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.5Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.89 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.010 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.79 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 66
  14. 1.79 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.98 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.69 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.410 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.4Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023thjx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.