Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 5:49 AM CST (11:49 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2020-12-23 11:49:02 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.692° N, 97.678° 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
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.51 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.82 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.18 km SE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.24 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.91 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.04 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.88 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.37 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.77 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.87 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.77 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 41
  24. 1.99 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.49 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 11
  27. 2.19 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.67 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 8
  29. 1.75 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.96 km NW of Dover, Oklahoma · 2087 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.66 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.93 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.111 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.88 km W of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.65 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.26 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.31 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.26 km ENE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2071 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.9Oklahoma · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.47 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.23 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2113 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.52 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.54 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.75 km SSW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2117 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.53 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.03 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2119 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.42 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2120 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.62 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2120 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.42 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2120 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.73 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2120 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2120 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2121 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.25 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.9Oklahoma · 2126 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.53 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 2126 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020zddz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.