Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km NNW of Foster, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Foster, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km WSW of Maysville, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2025-04-23 20:10:35 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.657° N, 97.515° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 528 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.310 km NNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 528 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.52 km NW of Foster, Oklahoma · 527 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.010 km NNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.47 km WSW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 516 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.66 km ENE of Amber, Oklahoma · 515 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.86 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 494 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.69 km ESE of Katie, Oklahoma · 494 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.92 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 491 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.75 km NE of Velma, Oklahoma · 473 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.93 km ENE of Velma, Oklahoma · 469 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km NNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 529 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.512 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 535 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.56 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma · 544 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.06 km NE of Amber, Oklahoma · 545 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.55 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 549 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.56 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.54 km E of Amber, Oklahoma · 551 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.76 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2025hyeh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.