Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 2, 2020, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-02 20:42:04 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.700° N, 97.682° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.210 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.44 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.76 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.87 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 11
  20. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.011 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.711 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.55 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.52 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.710 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.15 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.711 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.03 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.1Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.810 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.5Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.87 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.73 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.42 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 8
  11. 1.73 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2217 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.88 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.26 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.84 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2220 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2220 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020rhff. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.