Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 8:01 PM CST (02:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-20 02:01:06 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.797° N, 96.241° 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
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
49

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.90 km ESE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.70 km E of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.6Oklahoma · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.41 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.61 km N of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.11 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.62 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.21 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.612 km SSE of Wapanucka, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.81 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.52 km N of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.56 km S of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 8
  14. 2.12 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.21 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.12 km ESE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.11 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.52 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.82 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.61 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.52 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.71 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.65 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.51 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.64 km SE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.5Oklahoma · 2072 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.52 km N of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.02 km N of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.81 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.31 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.01 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.91 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
  34. 2.40 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.82 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.31 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.21 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.94 km SE of Lamar, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.11 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.71 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.510 km WNW of Caney, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.64 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.71 km NNW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.81 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.71 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.73 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.71 km SSE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.02 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.89 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.62 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.92 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.53 km NW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.31 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.83 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.41 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2120 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.71 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2121 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.710 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.510 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ywyc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.