Earthquake near Chandler, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Chandler in the 24 hours to 10:48 am CST (16:48 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 105 km (66 mi) W, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Chandler

This page: a magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 10 km (6 mi) south of Chandler, OK, at 12:26 pm CST on 23 January 2017 (18:26 UTC), 4.8 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 4 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma

60 km (37 mi) ENE of Oklahoma City, OK · 49 km (30 mi) ENE of Midwest City, OK

12:26 pm CST, Jan 23, 2017 · 2017-01-23 18:26 UTC · 4.8 km deep · released about 85 lb of TNT

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When: 12:26 pm CST on 23 January 2017 (2017-01-23 18:26 UTC)
Where: 10 km (6 mi) south of Chandler, OK · earthquakes near Chandler
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Magnitude: M 2.3 (ml)
Depth: 4.8 km below the surface
Felt: 2 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
Nearest: Lincoln County, 10 km N
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 3493 days ago · we first saw it 3493 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 37 km (23 mi) from the epicentre. In Chandler, 10 km away, the estimate is intensity III (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Chandler 10 km, intensity III · Prague 22 km, intensity II · Stroud 24 km, intensity II · Luther 30 km, intensity II · Shawnee 32 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 85 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.

Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 180,000× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 130,000× the energy of this one
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 11× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 2.3 about 85 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 5.0 on 2016-11-07 — about 11,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:

5.7 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 13 km SE of this epicentre Nov 6, 2011

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

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Nearby places

Place	Distance	Direction from the epicentre
Lincoln County, OK	10 km (6 mi)	N	earthquakes near Lincoln County
Pottawatomie County, OK	45 km (28 mi)	S	earthquakes near Pottawatomie County
Oklahoma County, OK	49 km (30 mi)	W	earthquakes near Oklahoma County
Okfuskee County, OK	52 km (32 mi)	ESE	earthquakes near Okfuskee County
Payne County, OK	53 km (33 mi)	N	earthquakes near Payne County
Creek County, OK	55 km (34 mi)	NE	earthquakes near Creek County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

3.0 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma 07:57 UTC
2.6 3 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma 23:47 UTC
2.8 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma 19:05 UTC
2.8 3 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma 05:54 UTC
2.7 6 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma 11:22 UTC
2.6 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma 17:42 UTC
2.0 2 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma 01:05 UTC
2.7 7 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma 02:15 UTC
2.3 5 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma 11:18 UTC
2.5 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma 02:07 UTC
2.1 5 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma 11:10 UTC
2.8 7 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma 15:28 UTC
2.6 7 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma 07:29 UTC
2.5 7 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma 07:08 UTC
2.6 7 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma 05:10 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 16:48 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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