Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 9:28 AM CST (15:28 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-24 15:28:56 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.493° N, 97.766° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 980 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.510 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.610 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.59 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.28 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 962 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.94 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 960 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.23 km ENE of Rosedale, Oklahoma · 955 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.38 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.910 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 16
  11. 1.77 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.88 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.08 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.57 km NE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.68 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.68 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.18 km ENE of Verden, Oklahoma · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.08 km NE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.78 km NE of Verden, Oklahoma · 935 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.69 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.77 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.88 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.68 km ESE of Loco, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.69 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.68 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.58 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.77 km WNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.89 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.010 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.19 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.99 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.88 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.68 km WNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.37 km NW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 928 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.87 km WNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 927 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 10
  36. 2.58 km WNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 924 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.27 km WNW of Healdton, Oklahoma · 922 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km NW of Velma, Oklahoma · 980 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.68 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.08 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.99 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.68 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.57 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.88 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 982 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.68 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.58 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.78 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.59 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.69 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.38 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.09 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.89 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.710 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.88 km WNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024brff. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.