Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1.6 km SSE of Lambert, OK

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1.6 km SSE of Lambert, OK on Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 8:55 AM CST (14:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9.8 km SSW of Quinlan, OK. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-17 14:55:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.696° N, 98.432° 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
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29.8 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2136 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.89.3 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2136 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.79.5 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.211.9 km N of Ames, OK · 2134 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.917.3 km NW of Waynoka, OK · 2134 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.212 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2134 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.7Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.73 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.62 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.93 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.88 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.53 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2130 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.55 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2129 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.4Oklahoma · 2129 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.15 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2129 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.75 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2129 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.35 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2129 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.25 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2129 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.49 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.63 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.311 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.7Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.56 km E of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2127 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 41
  45. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2127 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2127 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2127 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2127 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.51 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2125 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2124 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.1Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2122 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.11 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2121 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2120 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.68.4 km NE of Nash, OK · 2137 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.46.1 km SSE of Jefferson, OK · 2137 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.76 km NNW of Jefferson, OK · 2137 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.59.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2137 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.64.3 km NW of Meno, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.79.2 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.98.9 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.59.4 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.69.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.69.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.810.4 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.610.5 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.510.4 km E of Lamont, OK · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.010.6 km E of Lamont, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020wpqa. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.