Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma on Thu, Oct 20, 2016, 12:24 AM CDT (05:24 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 9 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-20 05:24:17 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 97.222° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.95 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.15 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.7Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.97 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.116 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 10
  11. 1.56 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.7Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.9Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.29 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.414 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.43 km SW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.310 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 3.16 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.27 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.64 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.43 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 41
  32. 1.88 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.84 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 3.37 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 7
  36. 2.24 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 3.44 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 11
  39. 1.84 km SSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.42 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.41 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  44. 3.02 km WSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 7
  45. 4.47 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3,256
  46. 2.65 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.76 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.10 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.86 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.66 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.86 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 14
  52. 2.95 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.72 km NW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.67 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 3.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 7
  57. 2.51 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.27 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.57 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.66 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3610 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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