Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 9:22 AM CDT (14:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-30 14:22:20 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.761° N, 98.068° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.98 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.910 km SW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.52 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.87 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.46 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.86 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.73 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
  24. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.110 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.710 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.88 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.48 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.310 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 3.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.18 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 8
  44. 1.55 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.513 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.313 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.28 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020tfwu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.