Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 9:34 AM CDT (14:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17 km SE of Waynoka, 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
2019-08-13 14:34:16 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.724° N, 97.697° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2606 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 15
  2. 1.9Oklahoma · 2605 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.63 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2604 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.65 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2604 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2604 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.59 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 2603 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.75 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2603 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.85 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2603 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.02 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2603 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.13 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2602 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.6Oklahoma · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.27 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2601 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2601 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.17 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2601 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2600 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.55 km SSE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2600 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.26 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2599 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.02 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 2599 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.83 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.52 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.8Oklahoma · 2596 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.612 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2595 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.312 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2595 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2595 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.812 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2595 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.012 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2595 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.412 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2592 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2591 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.78 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2589 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.99 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2587 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.71 km W of Avard, Oklahoma · 2587 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2586 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 3.210 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2585 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 14
  39. 2.14 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2584 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.85 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2584 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.91 km SW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.02 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.314 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.915 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2582 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.62 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.66 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 3.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
  52. 2.04 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2578 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.14 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2577 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.95 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2576 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.15 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2576 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.15 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.86 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.213 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.713 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2574 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2608 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2609 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2609 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.88 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2610 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.210 km SW of Norwich, Kansas · 2611 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2612 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2612 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2613 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2614 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.15 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2615 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.07 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2616 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2616 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.74 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2616 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.23 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2616 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2617 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2617 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2617 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 8
  18. 1.52 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2617 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2617 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.610 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2618 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019pujn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.