Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 8:39 AM CDT (13:39 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2020-08-17 13:39:59 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.688° N, 98.424° 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
129°
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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.06 km SW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.78 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.16 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.35 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.47 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.26 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2220 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.73 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 3.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
  22. 2.42 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.73 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.87 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.63 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.76 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.715 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.87 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.912 km WNW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.910 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 11
  52. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.62 km NNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.010 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.14 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.85 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.122 km N of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.13 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.53 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.03 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.43 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.54 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.52 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 2237 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.99 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.67 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qdlg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.