Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma on Sat, Oct 24, 2020, 3:26 AM CDT (08:26 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km NNW of Jefferson, OK. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-10-24 08:26:07 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.695° N, 97.669° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
101

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 110.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020uxhc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.