Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 7 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-05 22:27:10 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.712° N, 98.165° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
32

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. 1.87 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.46 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.86 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.73 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 8
  13. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.110 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.710 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.88 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.48 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.310 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.18 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 8
  33. 1.55 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.513 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.313 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.112 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.94 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.7Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.26 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.8Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020tpqh. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.