Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km E of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km E of Amber, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km NE of Alex, 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
2019-08-30 21:29:34 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.150° N, 97.799° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km NE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 2591 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.66 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2590 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.46 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2590 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.14 km NW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2589 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.74 km NW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2589 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.215 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.115 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2588 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.115 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2587 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.5Oklahoma · 2586 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.51 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2586 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.62 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2585 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.92 km NNE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2585 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.82 km NE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2585 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.96 km SSE of Mustang, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.97 km NW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.95 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2580 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.15 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2580 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.87 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2580 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.15 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.86 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.87 km NW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.58 km NW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.215 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.23 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.13 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.63 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.614 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.84 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.33 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.215 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.23 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.915 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.24 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.914 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.015 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.49 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2572 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.24 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 2571 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.614 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2569 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.02 km NE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2569 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.87 km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma · 2568 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.42 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2568 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2567 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.11 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2567 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.33 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2567 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.01 km SSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2565 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.71 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2565 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.29 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.18 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.510 km ENE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.16 km WSW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.97 km W of Maysville, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.08 km NE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.58 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2558 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.25 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2553 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.95 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2549 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.62 km SSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2548 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.86 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2542 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.38 km WSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2542 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.711 km NE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 2542 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.66 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.27 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.17 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.47 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.16 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.96 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.76 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2594 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.09 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2594 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.67 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2595 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.77 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2595 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.213 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.815 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.715 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.815 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.9Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.06 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.86 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2598 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.77 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2598 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2598 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019qzyu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.