M1.7 earthquake 3 km W of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km W of Amber, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 12, 2020, 10:19 PM CST (04:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km W of Amber, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 102.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020awgp (also filed as us70006z1c). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.