Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 21, 2024, 2:39 AM CST (08:39 UTC), 7 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-21 08:39:59 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.489° N, 97.781° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.59 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.78 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.58 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.68 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.88 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.57 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.68 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.99 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 980 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 980 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.68 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 980 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.69 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 980 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 980 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.79 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 980 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.510 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.610 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.59 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 977 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.28 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.54 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 962 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.94 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 960 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.23 km ENE of Rosedale, Oklahoma · 955 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.38 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.910 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 16
  25. 1.77 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.88 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.08 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.57 km NE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.68 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.68 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.18 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.08 km NE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.78 km NE of Verden, Oklahoma · 934 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.69 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.77 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.88 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.68 km ESE of Loco, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.69 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.68 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.58 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.77 km WNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.89 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.010 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.19 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.99 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.88 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.68 km WNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 927 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.37 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 927 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.87 km WNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 926 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 10
  50. 2.58 km WNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 923 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.38 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.69 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.67 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.610 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.89 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.98 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.08 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.79 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024blff. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.