Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km NE of Thomas, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Thomas, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 6:23 AM CST (12:23 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-16 12:23:31 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.815° N, 98.663° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 619 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.35 km NNE of Verden, Oklahoma · 615 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.66 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.97 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 610 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 610 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.95 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 603 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.86 km NNE of Verden, Oklahoma · 600 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.95 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 600 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.14 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.52 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 581 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.68 km NNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 578 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.73 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 573 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.53 km SE of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 572 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.72 km N of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 572 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.82 km N of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 571 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.51 km NE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 566 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.68 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 566 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.76 km NNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 564 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km NNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.66 km NW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 625 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.86 km NW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 626 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.47 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 629 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.313 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.78 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 639 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.910 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.89 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 640 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.69 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 640 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 649 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2025bcjb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.