Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 26, 2024, 12:52 AM CST (06:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km N of Nash, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-26 06:52:52 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.713° N, 98.719° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 969 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.38 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 957 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.97 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.77 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.86 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 933 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.78 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.63 km N of Okeene, Oklahoma · 920 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.63 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 919 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.13 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.53 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.73 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.96 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.710 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.59 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.97 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 996 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.03 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024buff. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.