Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 8:50 AM CDT (13:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-23 13:50:03 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.124° N, 97.638° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.52 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.710 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.15 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.711 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.03 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.1Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.810 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  31. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2179 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.96 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.70 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.79 km NNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.53 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.26 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.8Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.68 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  57. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.74 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.73 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.58 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.711 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.011 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 71
  7. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 11
  10. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.55 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020stbe. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.