Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 16, 2020, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-16 20:03:37 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.127° N, 97.587° 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
Station coverage gap
21°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.58 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.97 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.98 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.910 km SW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.52 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.87 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.46 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.73 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
  19. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 3.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8
  23. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.110 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.710 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.88 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.48 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.58 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.310 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 3.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.18 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
  44. 1.55 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.513 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.313 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.28 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.112 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.88 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.8Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.26 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.70 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.96 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ujoc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:55 AM UTC.