Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 3:21 PM CDT (20:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 9 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Pawnee forecastMore in Oklahoma

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-30 20:21:48 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.306° N, 96.671° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.8Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.66 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.68 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2150 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2147 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.36 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2146 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.86 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.56 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.010.6 km E of Lamont, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.510.4 km E of Lamont, OK · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.610.5 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.810.4 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.55 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2129 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2127 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 41
  25. 2.04 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2127 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.51 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2125 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2124 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.515 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2124 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.415 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2124 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2123 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.74 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2119 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2118 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.9Oklahoma · 2117 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.25 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2113 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2111 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.73 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.42 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.62 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.42 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.03 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.75 km SSW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.52 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.23 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.18 km SE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.24 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.7Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.66 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 17
  3. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.88 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.28 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8
  17. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.18 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2

Earthquakes todayOklahoma earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020vjds. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC.