Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km N of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km N of Velma, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 6, 2025, 1:57 AM CDT (06:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2025-08-06 06:57:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.495° N, 97.668° 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
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 425 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.94 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 424 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.54 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 424 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.74 km N of Velma, Oklahoma · 422 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.62 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 419 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 9
  6. 2.12 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 419 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.76 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 418 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.63 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 417 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.43 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 416 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.55 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 415 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.55 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 414 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.66 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 414 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.65 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 412 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.64 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 412 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.78 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 407 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.97 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 407 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 402 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.61 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 396 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.70 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 396 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.61 km NE of Minco, Oklahoma · 394 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.71 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 394 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.92 km NE of Minco, Oklahoma · 392 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.67 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 389 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.67 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 388 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.89 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 388 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.79 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.47 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.52 km NE of Minco, Oklahoma · 386 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.71 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 386 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.12 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 386 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.51 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 386 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.61 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 385 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.01 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 385 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.67 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 384 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.87 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 384 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.67 km SSE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 384 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.82 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.76 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 382 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.82 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 382 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 19
  40. 1.62 km N of Minco, Oklahoma · 380 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.01 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 372 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.82 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.56 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 366 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.52 km NNE of Minco, Oklahoma · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 429 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.63 km SSW of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 432 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.66 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 445 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.58 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 450 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.98 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma · 450 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2025pgzy. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.