Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km NW of Washington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Washington, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 23, 2024, 5:00 AM CDT (10:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-23 10:00:58 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.083° N, 97.525° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km ESE of Cole, Oklahoma · 730 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.74 km E of Cole, Oklahoma · 723 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.94 km E of Cole, Oklahoma · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.37 km E of Ada, Oklahoma · 723 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.54 km E of Cole, Oklahoma · 722 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 12
  7. 1.52 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 720 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 716 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.73 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 708 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.63 km NNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 707 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.57 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 703 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 696 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.88 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 696 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 687 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 686 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.85 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 684 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.69 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 678 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.19 km NW of Union City, Oklahoma · 676 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.97 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 672 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.77 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 670 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.97 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 670 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 1.54 km NE of Fitzhugh, Oklahoma · 732 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.84 km ESE of Dale, Oklahoma · 738 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 740 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 745 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.58 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.69 km N of Calumet, Oklahoma · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 752 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.68 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 752 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.28 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.813 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.610 km N of Alex, Oklahoma · 753 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.93 km S of Union City, Oklahoma · 753 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.110 km N of Alex, Oklahoma · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.28 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 755 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.57 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.67 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.98 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 755 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.87 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 755 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.87 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 755 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024sstq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.