Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km N of Foster, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km N of Foster, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 5:27 AM CST (11:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km ESE of Chickasha, 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
2024-01-15 11:27:29 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.694° N, 97.480° 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
70°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.89 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.610 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.67 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.69 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.38 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.59 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.78 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.58 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.68 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.88 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.57 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.68 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.99 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.68 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.69 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.79 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.510 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.610 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 979 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.59 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.28 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.54 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 963 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.94 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 961 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.23 km ENE of Rosedale, Oklahoma · 956 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.38 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.910 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 16
  39. 1.77 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.88 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.08 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.57 km NE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.68 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.68 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.18 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.08 km NE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.78 km NE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.86 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.26 km NNE of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.39 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.710 km S of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1016 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.92 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.73 km ENE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.52 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.61 km NE of Cole, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024bals. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.