Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 10:59 AM CDT (15:59 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-12 15:59:21 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.696° N, 97.677° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.6Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 10
  9. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.67 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.09 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.94 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.66 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.712 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.010 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.73 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.35 km E of Harper, Kansas · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.77 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.65 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.73 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2254 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 10
  55. 2.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.92 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.52 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.47 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.74 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.50 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.84 km SSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.74 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.31 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2275 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.61 km NNE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2275 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.18 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.18 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020npvt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.