Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 4 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-16 20:03:32 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.460° N, 97.017° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.57 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.97 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.66 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.84 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.88 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.47 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  27. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.44 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.55 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 11
  38. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.68 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 71
  41. 2.011 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.711 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.52 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  48. 1.57 km SE of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.810 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  53. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.16 km NW of Ada, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.27 km SSW of Dustin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.58 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.98 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.78 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNW of Paden, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.03 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.86 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.86 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.68 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qcck. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.