Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NNE of May, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of May, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 4, 2020, 5:23 AM CDT (10:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 16 km SSW of Higgins, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-04 10:23:13 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.695° N, 99.694° 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
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.05 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNE of May, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.65 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.54 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.54 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.110 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.99 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.122 km N of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.416 km SSW of Higgins, Texas · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.06 km SW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.78 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.73 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.89 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.015 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2280 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2285 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNE of May, Oklahoma · 2289 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.98 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020nauq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.