Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma on Wed, May 27, 2020, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-28 00:48:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.499° N, 98.171° 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
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.711 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.77 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.31 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.61 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.81 km S of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.81 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.65 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  20. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.615 km SW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.95 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.98 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.86 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.86 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.64 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.93 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.613 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.76 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.94 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.63 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.07 km NNW of Harper, Kansas · 2302 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.24 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.71 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.93 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.715 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.92 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 21
  15. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020kkma. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.