Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 10:12 PM CST (04:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-15 04:12:44 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.103° N, 97.784° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
50°
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: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.87 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.09 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 8
  5. 2.41 km E of Katie, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.011 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.88 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.38 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.18 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.77 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.67 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.010 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.8Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.58 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.19 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.27 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 10
  18. 3.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 14
  19. 2.28 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.16 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.57 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2435 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.88 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2435 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.32 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.110 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.810 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.53 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.05 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.311 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.13 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2430 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.53 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.811 km WSW of Byng, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.58 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.78 km WNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.38 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.59 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.99 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.810 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.610 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.98 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.810 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.210 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.33 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.39 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.9Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.69 km ENE of Alex, OK · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.76 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 13
  51. 1.69 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.67 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.9Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.76 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.37 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  57. 1.511 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  59. 2.26 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.75 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.611 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2443 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  2. 1.69 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2443 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.17 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2444 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.23 km W of Amber, Oklahoma · 2444 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.73 km W of Amber, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.811 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.38 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.28 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.98 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.69 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.86 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.69 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.98 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.77 km NNE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.67 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.613 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.19 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.79 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.013 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020azxj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.