Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SSW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 15, 2020, 7:32 PM CST (01:32 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km WNW of Lucien, 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
2020-12-16 01:32:46 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.812° N, 97.577° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
25°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.01 km SSE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.52 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.23 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.9Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.51 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.82 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.18 km SE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.24 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.78 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.91 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.04 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.88 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.89 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 15
  21. 2.09 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.37 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.77 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.87 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.110 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  30. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.94 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.99 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.515 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.75 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.96 km NW of Dover, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.66 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.93 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.111 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.88 km W of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.65 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.813 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.52 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.08 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.03 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.42 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.62 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.42 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.73 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2119 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.55 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2119 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2119 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2121 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.25 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2122 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.83 km NE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  12. 1.89 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.53 km ENE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2124 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.9Oklahoma · 2124 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.53 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 2125 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.911 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2125 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.58 km ENE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2126 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.77 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2126 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.74 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2126 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020yppd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.