Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 3, 2020, 1:26 PM CDT (18:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-03 18:26:21 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.104° N, 95.534° 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
±0.44
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.11 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.12 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.09 km WNW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2220 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.91 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.82 km SSW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.63 km SE of Zeb, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.57 km SE of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.93 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.513 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.07 km N of Atwood, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.27 km N of Atwood, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.61 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.82 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2275 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020pefr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC.