Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 2 km NE of Wayne, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Wayne, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 18, 2023, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-18 23:11:34 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.939° N, 97.295° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
101

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.39 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.210 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.010 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.710 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.79 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.9Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.110 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.69 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.0Oklahoma · 1102 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.88 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.912 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.011 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.28 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.010 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.63 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.810 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 3.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 19
  26. 3.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.4Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.410 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.69 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.98 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.79 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.79 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1098 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 66
  40. 1.79 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.010 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.98 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.89 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.5Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.79 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.810 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.510 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.910 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1096 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.89 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.17 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.97 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1092 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.08 km W of Velma, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1088 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.66 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.4Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.4Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.35 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.83 km ESE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.511 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.910 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1111 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.811 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1114 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.8Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.711 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.75 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.33 km SW of Horntown, Oklahoma · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  10. 1.72 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.22 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.92 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.85 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1120 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.79 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.93 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.73 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.84 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.7Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.94 km W of Goldsby, Oklahoma · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023sius (also filed as us7000kwk9). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.