Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km S of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km S of Avard, Oklahoma on Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-30 00:11:48 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.661° N, 98.798° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.310 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.63 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.610 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.93 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.54 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.04 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.94 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2149 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2149 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2148 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2147 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2146 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.56.1 km N of Cherokee, OK · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.810 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2145 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.57.0 km ENE of Helena, OK · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.710.2 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2145 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.610.2 km ENE of Waynoka, OK · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, OK · 2145 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.610.1 km SW of Quinlan, OK · 2145 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.510.0 km SW of Quinlan, OK · 2145 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, OK · 2145 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.06 km NNW of Jefferson, OK · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.59.5 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.610.5 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2144 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.810.4 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2144 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.69.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.69.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.59.4 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.98.9 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.112 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.55 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.73 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.86 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 2168 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.46 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.87 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.52 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.910 km SW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020vhpv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.