Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 6:39 AM CST (12:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km NNE of Ames, 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
2019-12-18 12:39:05 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.690° N, 98.017° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.25 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2478 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.79 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.66 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2477 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.19 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.73 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.72 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.14 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.63 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2475 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.613 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  16. 3.412 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2472 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 14
  17. 1.811 km WNW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2472 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.913 km WNW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2471 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.911 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2471 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.15 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.23 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.04 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.54 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.44 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.24 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 3.14 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.9Oklahoma · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.67 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2463 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.77 km NNE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.23 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.98 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.53 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.69 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2460 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.86 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2460 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.77 km NNE of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.6Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.63 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.69 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.98 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.28 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.35 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.38 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  48. 2.42 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  50. 3.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 16
  51. 2.24 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.54 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.24 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.811 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.73 km W of Amber, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2481 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2481 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.56 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2482 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.29 km WNW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2482 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2483 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2483 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2483 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.81 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.64 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.615 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.1Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.815 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.615 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.18 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.51 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.87 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2486 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019ysgq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.